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
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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.