Mexico vs South Sudan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Mexico
67.32 million
in 2010
South Sudan
40.39 million
in 2010
Mexico rank
11th
South Sudan rank
14th

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

  • Mexico
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 67.32 million against 40.39 million in South Sudan, a difference of 26.93 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.7 times South Sudan's.

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

Mexico ranks 11th and South Sudan ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 23 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Sudan Difference Ahead
1780s 8.32 million 4.77 million 3.55 million Mexico
1790s 8.78 million 5.12 million 3.66 million Mexico
1800s 9.24 million 5.49 million 3.75 million Mexico
1810s 9.68 million 5.90 million 3.79 million Mexico
1820s 10.14 million 6.57 million 3.56 million Mexico
1830s 10.59 million 7.34 million 3.25 million Mexico
1840s 11.06 million 8.19 million 2.87 million Mexico
1850s 11.53 million 9.14 million 2.39 million Mexico
1860s 12.02 million 10.20 million 1.82 million Mexico
1870s 12.53 million 11.50 million 1.03 million Mexico
1880s 13.13 million 12.96 million 172,300 Mexico
1890s 16.67 million 14.60 million 2.07 million Mexico
1900s 19.29 million 16.45 million 2.84 million Mexico
1910s 22.35 million 18.53 million 3.82 million Mexico
1920s 20.67 million 20.89 million 218,600 South Sudan
1930s 24.35 million 22.19 million 2.17 million Mexico
1940s 29.19 million 24.98 million 4.22 million Mexico
1950s 40.61 million 28.14 million 12.47 million Mexico
1960s 70.00 million 37.60 million 32.40 million Mexico
1970s 69.62 million 37.33 million 32.29 million Mexico
1980s 69.07 million 34.91 million 34.16 million Mexico
1990s 69.86 million 39.15 million 30.71 million Mexico
2000s 67.52 million 40.49 million 27.04 million Mexico
2010s 67.32 million 40.39 million 26.93 million Mexico

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 Sudan?
Mexico, at 67.32 million against 40.39 million in South Sudan as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Mexico and South Sudan?
26.93 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Sudan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Mexico and South Sudan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Mexico ranks 11th and South Sudan ranks 14th 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.