Mauritania vs Namibia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Mauritania
22.28 million
in 2010
Namibia
26.28 million
in 2010
Mauritania rank
28th
Namibia rank
27th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 26.28 million against 22.28 million in Mauritania, a difference of 4.00 million.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Namibia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 28th and Namibia ranks 27th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Namibia Difference Ahead
1780s 2.51 million 5.41 million 2.90 million Namibia
1790s 2.88 million 5.96 million 3.08 million Namibia
1800s 3.30 million 6.56 million 3.26 million Namibia
1810s 3.79 million 7.23 million 3.44 million Namibia
1820s 4.35 million 7.97 million 3.62 million Namibia
1830s 4.99 million 8.78 million 3.79 million Namibia
1840s 5.73 million 9.68 million 3.95 million Namibia
1850s 6.59 million 10.68 million 4.09 million Namibia
1860s 7.56 million 11.78 million 4.22 million Namibia
1870s 8.67 million 13.00 million 4.33 million Namibia
1880s 9.95 million 14.35 million 4.40 million Namibia
1890s 11.40 million 15.83 million 4.43 million Namibia
1900s 13.06 million 17.48 million 4.41 million Namibia
1910s 14.93 million 19.30 million 4.37 million Namibia
1920s 17.01 million 21.32 million 4.31 million Namibia
1930s 19.30 million 23.54 million 4.24 million Namibia
1940s 21.74 million 25.98 million 4.24 million Namibia
1950s 24.88 million 28.70 million 3.83 million Namibia
1960s 36.47 million 36.75 million 274,400 Namibia
1970s 36.45 million 35.74 million 711,800 Mauritania
1980s 36.45 million 34.63 million 1.82 million Mauritania
1990s 36.43 million 33.55 million 2.88 million Mauritania
2000s 22.31 million 27.92 million 5.61 million Namibia
2010s 22.28 million 26.28 million 4.00 million Namibia

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?, Mauritania or Namibia?
Namibia, at 26.28 million against 22.28 million in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Mauritania and Namibia?
4.00 million, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Mauritania ranks 28th and Namibia ranks 27th 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.