Mexico vs South Africa: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Mexico
67.32 million
in 2010
South Africa
67.33 million
in 2010
Mexico rank
11th
South Africa rank
10th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Mexico
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 67.33 million against 67.32 million in Mexico, a difference of 13,100.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 10th of 179 regions.
Across the 24 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 14 and South Africa in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 8.32 million | 1.33 million | 6.99 million | Mexico |
| 1790s | 8.78 million | 1.32 million | 7.46 million | Mexico |
| 1800s | 9.24 million | 1.31 million | 7.94 million | Mexico |
| 1810s | 9.68 million | 1.29 million | 8.40 million | Mexico |
| 1820s | 10.14 million | 1.26 million | 8.87 million | Mexico |
| 1830s | 10.59 million | 1.23 million | 9.36 million | Mexico |
| 1840s | 11.06 million | 1.20 million | 9.86 million | Mexico |
| 1850s | 11.53 million | 1.16 million | 10.37 million | Mexico |
| 1860s | 12.02 million | 2.67 million | 9.36 million | Mexico |
| 1870s | 12.53 million | 4.28 million | 8.24 million | Mexico |
| 1880s | 13.13 million | 8.42 million | 4.71 million | Mexico |
| 1890s | 16.67 million | 10.76 million | 5.91 million | Mexico |
| 1900s | 19.29 million | 15.56 million | 3.73 million | Mexico |
| 1910s | 22.35 million | 21.72 million | 631,600 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 20.67 million | 27.91 million | 7.24 million | South Africa |
| 1930s | 24.35 million | 35.87 million | 11.52 million | South Africa |
| 1940s | 29.19 million | 45.31 million | 16.11 million | South Africa |
| 1950s | 40.61 million | 61.58 million | 20.96 million | South Africa |
| 1960s | 70.00 million | 79.04 million | 9.04 million | South Africa |
| 1970s | 69.62 million | 72.43 million | 2.81 million | South Africa |
| 1980s | 69.07 million | 70.38 million | 1.32 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 69.86 million | 70.87 million | 1.01 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 67.52 million | 69.22 million | 1.69 million | South Africa |
| 2010s | 67.32 million | 67.33 million | 13,100 | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 67.33 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 South Africa?
- 13,100, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Mexico ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 10th of 179 regions.
- 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.