Kazakhstan vs Mongolia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Kazakhstan
173.08 million
in 2010
Mongolia
102.78 million
in 2010
Kazakhstan rank
4th
Mongolia rank
7th

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 173.08 million against 102.78 million in Mongolia, a difference of 70.31 million.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.7 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 4th and Mongolia ranks 7th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 11 and Mongolia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Mongolia Difference Ahead
1780s 17.09 million 13.44 million 3.65 million Kazakhstan
1790s 17.25 million 14.88 million 2.36 million Kazakhstan
1800s 17.39 million 16.43 million 966,700 Kazakhstan
1810s 17.57 million 18.24 million 670,000 Mongolia
1820s 17.73 million 20.18 million 2.45 million Mongolia
1830s 17.91 million 22.50 million 4.59 million Mongolia
1840s 18.10 million 25.26 million 7.16 million Mongolia
1850s 18.29 million 28.38 million 10.09 million Mongolia
1860s 18.46 million 31.86 million 13.40 million Mongolia
1870s 18.64 million 35.81 million 17.17 million Mongolia
1880s 24.34 million 40.71 million 16.37 million Mongolia
1890s 29.25 million 49.66 million 20.41 million Mongolia
1900s 40.17 million 60.66 million 20.49 million Mongolia
1910s 51.62 million 74.10 million 22.48 million Mongolia
1920s 71.02 million 78.82 million 7.80 million Mongolia
1930s 81.16 million 83.66 million 2.49 million Mongolia
1940s 112.94 million 88.60 million 24.34 million Kazakhstan
1950s 98.74 million 93.52 million 5.21 million Kazakhstan
1960s 150.06 million 127.91 million 22.16 million Kazakhstan
1970s 155.63 million 126.18 million 29.46 million Kazakhstan
1980s 158.46 million 109.31 million 49.15 million Kazakhstan
1990s 160.78 million 103.34 million 57.44 million Kazakhstan
2000s 176.00 million 106.77 million 69.23 million Kazakhstan
2010s 173.08 million 102.78 million 70.31 million Kazakhstan

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?, Kazakhstan or Mongolia?
Kazakhstan, at 173.08 million against 102.78 million in Mongolia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Kazakhstan and Mongolia?
70.31 million, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Mongolia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Kazakhstan and Mongolia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Kazakhstan ranks 4th and Mongolia ranks 7th 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.