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

Madagascar
32.82 million
in 2010
Mozambique
33.23 million
in 2010
Madagascar rank
18th
Mozambique rank
17th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 33.23 million against 32.82 million in Madagascar, a difference of 409,400.

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

Madagascar ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 17th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 8 and Mozambique in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mozambique Difference Ahead
1780s 7.60 million 5.54 million 2.06 million Madagascar
1790s 7.90 million 5.87 million 2.02 million Madagascar
1800s 8.20 million 6.22 million 1.98 million Madagascar
1810s 8.52 million 6.59 million 1.93 million Madagascar
1820s 8.91 million 6.98 million 1.93 million Madagascar
1830s 9.32 million 7.39 million 1.93 million Madagascar
1840s 9.75 million 8.47 million 1.28 million Madagascar
1850s 10.19 million 9.71 million 482,610 Madagascar
1860s 10.66 million 11.14 million 480,300 Mozambique
1870s 11.27 million 12.24 million 970,400 Mozambique
1880s 11.91 million 13.45 million 1.54 million Mozambique
1890s 12.58 million 14.77 million 2.19 million Mozambique
1900s 13.30 million 16.23 million 2.93 million Mozambique
1910s 15.96 million 17.84 million 1.88 million Mozambique
1920s 18.09 million 21.01 million 2.91 million Mozambique
1930s 20.62 million 24.82 million 4.20 million Mozambique
1940s 23.52 million 31.81 million 8.29 million Mozambique
1950s 26.61 million 32.59 million 5.98 million Mozambique
1960s 30.31 million 36.46 million 6.15 million Mozambique
1970s 30.32 million 35.64 million 5.32 million Mozambique
1980s 30.32 million 35.61 million 5.30 million Mozambique
1990s 30.12 million 35.62 million 5.50 million Mozambique
2000s 33.08 million 33.84 million 758,900 Mozambique
2010s 32.82 million 33.23 million 409,400 Mozambique

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 Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 33.23 million against 32.82 million in Madagascar as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Madagascar and Mozambique?
409,400, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Madagascar ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 17th 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.