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

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  • Mauritania
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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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Indicator
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.