Kenya vs Mauritania: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Kenya
18.55 million
in 2010
Mauritania
22.28 million
in 2010
Kenya rank
31st
Mauritania rank
28th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 22.28 million against 18.55 million in Kenya, a difference of 3.73 million.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 28th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 12 and Mauritania in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 9.29 million | 2.51 million | 6.78 million | Kenya |
| 1790s | 9.42 million | 2.88 million | 6.54 million | Kenya |
| 1800s | 9.56 million | 3.30 million | 6.26 million | Kenya |
| 1810s | 9.69 million | 3.79 million | 5.91 million | Kenya |
| 1820s | 9.98 million | 4.35 million | 5.63 million | Kenya |
| 1830s | 10.28 million | 4.99 million | 5.29 million | Kenya |
| 1840s | 10.60 million | 5.73 million | 4.86 million | Kenya |
| 1850s | 10.92 million | 6.59 million | 4.34 million | Kenya |
| 1860s | 11.25 million | 7.56 million | 3.69 million | Kenya |
| 1870s | 11.63 million | 8.67 million | 2.96 million | Kenya |
| 1880s | 12.01 million | 9.95 million | 2.07 million | Kenya |
| 1890s | 12.41 million | 11.40 million | 1.01 million | Kenya |
| 1900s | 12.83 million | 13.06 million | 237,600 | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 13.66 million | 14.93 million | 1.28 million | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 14.90 million | 17.01 million | 2.11 million | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 16.16 million | 19.30 million | 3.14 million | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 16.80 million | 21.74 million | 4.94 million | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 18.15 million | 24.88 million | 6.72 million | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 19.78 million | 36.47 million | 16.70 million | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 19.18 million | 36.45 million | 17.27 million | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 19.04 million | 36.45 million | 17.41 million | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 19.03 million | 36.43 million | 17.40 million | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 18.83 million | 22.31 million | 3.48 million | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 18.55 million | 22.28 million | 3.73 million | Mauritania |
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?, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 22.28 million against 18.55 million in Kenya as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 3.73 million, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Kenya ranks 31st 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.