Mexico vs Russia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Mexico
67.32 million
in 2010
Russia
69.73 million
in 2010
Mexico rank
11th
Russia rank
9th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Mexico
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 69.73 million against 67.32 million in Mexico, a difference of 2.41 million.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 11th and Russia ranks 9th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Russia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 8.32 million | 7.63 million | 694,260 | Mexico |
| 1790s | 8.78 million | 8.36 million | 420,410 | Mexico |
| 1800s | 9.24 million | 9.10 million | 144,640 | Mexico |
| 1810s | 9.68 million | 9.85 million | 169,530 | Russia |
| 1820s | 10.14 million | 10.75 million | 613,700 | Russia |
| 1830s | 10.59 million | 11.75 million | 1.16 million | Russia |
| 1840s | 11.06 million | 14.27 million | 3.21 million | Russia |
| 1850s | 11.53 million | 15.85 million | 4.32 million | Russia |
| 1860s | 12.02 million | 18.60 million | 6.58 million | Russia |
| 1870s | 12.53 million | 20.59 million | 8.06 million | Russia |
| 1880s | 13.13 million | 24.29 million | 11.16 million | Russia |
| 1890s | 16.67 million | 28.56 million | 11.89 million | Russia |
| 1900s | 19.29 million | 32.82 million | 13.53 million | Russia |
| 1910s | 22.35 million | 41.46 million | 19.11 million | Russia |
| 1920s | 20.67 million | 39.29 million | 18.61 million | Russia |
| 1930s | 24.35 million | 44.51 million | 20.16 million | Russia |
| 1940s | 29.19 million | 55.73 million | 26.53 million | Russia |
| 1950s | 40.61 million | 52.11 million | 11.50 million | Russia |
| 1960s | 70.00 million | 62.05 million | 7.95 million | Mexico |
| 1970s | 69.62 million | 64.02 million | 5.60 million | Mexico |
| 1980s | 69.07 million | 64.53 million | 4.53 million | Mexico |
| 1990s | 69.86 million | 64.33 million | 5.53 million | Mexico |
| 2000s | 67.52 million | 70.03 million | 2.51 million | Russia |
| 2010s | 67.32 million | 69.73 million | 2.41 million | Russia |
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?, Mexico or Russia?
- Russia, at 69.73 million against 67.32 million in Mexico as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Mexico and Russia?
- 2.41 million, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Mexico and Russia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Mexico ranks 11th and Russia ranks 9th 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.