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
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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.