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