Madagascar vs Mali: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Madagascar
32.82 million
in 2010
Mali
30.75 million
in 2010
Madagascar rank
18th
Mali rank
21st

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

  • Madagascar
  • Mali
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 32.82 million against 30.75 million in Mali, a difference of 2.06 million.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Mali ahead.

Madagascar ranks 18th and Mali ranks 21st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 7 and Mali in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mali Difference Ahead
1780s 7.60 million 11.66 million 4.05 million Mali
1790s 7.90 million 12.17 million 4.28 million Mali
1800s 8.20 million 12.72 million 4.51 million Mali
1810s 8.52 million 13.28 million 4.76 million Mali
1820s 8.91 million 13.88 million 4.97 million Mali
1830s 9.32 million 14.51 million 5.19 million Mali
1840s 9.75 million 15.17 million 5.42 million Mali
1850s 10.19 million 15.86 million 5.66 million Mali
1860s 10.66 million 16.58 million 5.92 million Mali
1870s 11.27 million 17.34 million 6.07 million Mali
1880s 11.91 million 18.14 million 6.23 million Mali
1890s 12.58 million 18.98 million 6.40 million Mali
1900s 13.30 million 19.86 million 6.56 million Mali
1910s 15.96 million 20.78 million 4.82 million Mali
1920s 18.09 million 21.80 million 3.71 million Mali
1930s 20.62 million 22.87 million 2.25 million Mali
1940s 23.52 million 24.01 million 485,400 Mali
1950s 26.61 million 23.26 million 3.36 million Madagascar
1960s 30.31 million 28.23 million 2.08 million Madagascar
1970s 30.32 million 28.12 million 2.20 million Madagascar
1980s 30.32 million 28.14 million 2.17 million Madagascar
1990s 30.12 million 28.11 million 2.01 million Madagascar
2000s 33.08 million 30.41 million 2.67 million Madagascar
2010s 32.82 million 30.75 million 2.06 million Madagascar

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?, Madagascar or Mali?
Madagascar, at 32.82 million against 30.75 million in Mali as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Madagascar and Mali?
2.06 million, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Madagascar ranks 18th and Mali ranks 21st 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.