Iran vs Mauritania: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Iran
27.51 million
in 2010
Mauritania
22.28 million
in 2010
Iran rank
25th
Mauritania rank
28th

How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time

  • Iran
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 27.51 million against 22.28 million in Mauritania, a difference of 5.23 million.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 28th of 179 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Mauritania Difference Ahead
1780s 11.54 million 2.51 million 9.03 million Iran
1790s 11.81 million 2.88 million 8.93 million Iran
1800s 12.09 million 3.30 million 8.79 million Iran
1810s 12.37 million 3.79 million 8.59 million Iran
1820s 12.66 million 4.35 million 8.32 million Iran
1830s 13.41 million 4.99 million 8.41 million Iran
1840s 14.15 million 5.73 million 8.42 million Iran
1850s 14.90 million 6.59 million 8.31 million Iran
1860s 15.65 million 7.56 million 8.09 million Iran
1870s 16.41 million 8.67 million 7.74 million Iran
1880s 18.93 million 9.95 million 8.98 million Iran
1890s 21.45 million 11.40 million 10.05 million Iran
1900s 23.40 million 13.06 million 10.33 million Iran
1910s 25.31 million 14.93 million 10.38 million Iran
1920s 28.08 million 17.01 million 11.07 million Iran
1930s 31.14 million 19.30 million 11.84 million Iran
1940s 34.52 million 21.74 million 12.78 million Iran
1950s 38.08 million 24.88 million 13.21 million Iran
1960s 42.15 million 36.47 million 5.67 million Iran
1970s 40.91 million 36.45 million 4.46 million Iran
1980s 40.66 million 36.45 million 4.21 million Iran
1990s 41.34 million 36.43 million 4.91 million Iran
2000s 42.24 million 22.31 million 19.93 million Iran
2010s 27.51 million 22.28 million 5.23 million Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how much global land is used as pasture for livestock?, Iran or Mauritania?
Iran, at 27.51 million against 22.28 million in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Iran and Mauritania?
5.23 million, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Iran and Mauritania rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Iran ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 28th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.