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

Madagascar
32.82 million
in 2010
Somalia
39.81 million
in 2010
Madagascar rank
18th
Somalia rank
15th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 39.81 million against 32.82 million in Madagascar, a difference of 6.99 million.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 11 and Somalia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Somalia Difference Ahead
1780s 7.60 million 4.16 million 3.44 million Madagascar
1790s 7.90 million 4.49 million 3.41 million Madagascar
1800s 8.20 million 4.84 million 3.36 million Madagascar
1810s 8.52 million 5.23 million 3.29 million Madagascar
1820s 8.91 million 5.64 million 3.27 million Madagascar
1830s 9.32 million 6.40 million 2.92 million Madagascar
1840s 9.75 million 7.14 million 2.61 million Madagascar
1850s 10.19 million 7.97 million 2.23 million Madagascar
1860s 10.66 million 8.88 million 1.78 million Madagascar
1870s 11.27 million 10.00 million 1.27 million Madagascar
1880s 11.91 million 11.25 million 661,400 Madagascar
1890s 12.58 million 12.65 million 66,000 Somalia
1900s 13.30 million 14.23 million 927,900 Somalia
1910s 15.96 million 15.98 million 16,100 Somalia
1920s 18.09 million 18.74 million 653,500 Somalia
1930s 20.62 million 21.99 million 1.37 million Somalia
1940s 23.52 million 25.81 million 2.29 million Somalia
1950s 26.61 million 30.31 million 3.70 million Somalia
1960s 30.31 million 40.11 million 9.81 million Somalia
1970s 30.32 million 40.11 million 9.79 million Somalia
1980s 30.32 million 40.11 million 9.79 million Somalia
1990s 30.12 million 40.10 million 9.98 million Somalia
2000s 33.08 million 39.86 million 6.78 million Somalia
2010s 32.82 million 39.81 million 6.99 million Somalia

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 Somalia?
Somalia, at 39.81 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 Somalia?
6.99 million, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Madagascar ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 15th 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.