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

Mauritania
22.28 million
in 2010
Niger
21.81 million
in 2010
Mauritania rank
28th
Niger rank
29th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 22.28 million against 21.81 million in Niger, a difference of 468,800.

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

Mauritania ranks 28th and Niger ranks 29th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 11 and Niger in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1780s 2.51 million 10.54 million 8.03 million Niger
1790s 2.88 million 10.74 million 7.87 million Niger
1800s 3.30 million 10.95 million 7.65 million Niger
1810s 3.79 million 11.16 million 7.38 million Niger
1820s 4.35 million 11.39 million 7.04 million Niger
1830s 4.99 million 11.61 million 6.61 million Niger
1840s 5.73 million 11.84 million 6.10 million Niger
1850s 6.59 million 12.07 million 5.48 million Niger
1860s 7.56 million 12.31 million 4.75 million Niger
1870s 8.67 million 12.55 million 3.88 million Niger
1880s 9.95 million 12.80 million 2.85 million Niger
1890s 11.40 million 13.06 million 1.65 million Niger
1900s 13.06 million 13.32 million 252,900 Niger
1910s 14.93 million 13.59 million 1.34 million Mauritania
1920s 17.01 million 13.89 million 3.12 million Mauritania
1930s 19.30 million 14.19 million 5.11 million Mauritania
1940s 21.74 million 14.50 million 7.24 million Mauritania
1950s 24.88 million 14.52 million 10.35 million Mauritania
1960s 36.47 million 19.59 million 16.88 million Mauritania
1970s 36.45 million 19.58 million 16.87 million Mauritania
1980s 36.45 million 20.03 million 16.42 million Mauritania
1990s 36.43 million 21.39 million 15.05 million Mauritania
2000s 22.31 million 21.21 million 1.10 million Mauritania
2010s 22.28 million 21.81 million 468,800 Mauritania

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 Niger?
Mauritania, at 22.28 million against 21.81 million in Niger as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Mauritania and Niger?
468,800, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Mauritania ranks 28th and Niger ranks 29th 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.