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

Mexico
67.32 million
in 2010
Sudan
60.98 million
in 2010
Mexico rank
11th
Sudan rank
12th

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

  • Mexico
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 67.32 million against 60.98 million in Sudan, a difference of 6.34 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times 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 Sudan ranks 12th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 12 and Sudan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sudan Difference Ahead
1780s 8.32 million 6.72 million 1.60 million Mexico
1790s 8.78 million 7.21 million 1.57 million Mexico
1800s 9.24 million 7.73 million 1.51 million Mexico
1810s 9.68 million 8.30 million 1.38 million Mexico
1820s 10.14 million 9.25 million 883,110 Mexico
1830s 10.59 million 10.32 million 267,700 Mexico
1840s 11.06 million 11.52 million 456,100 Sudan
1850s 11.53 million 12.84 million 1.31 million Sudan
1860s 12.02 million 14.32 million 2.29 million Sudan
1870s 12.53 million 16.12 million 3.60 million Sudan
1880s 13.13 million 18.15 million 5.03 million Sudan
1890s 16.67 million 20.43 million 3.76 million Sudan
1900s 19.29 million 22.98 million 3.69 million Sudan
1910s 22.35 million 25.90 million 3.54 million Sudan
1920s 20.67 million 29.08 million 8.41 million Sudan
1930s 24.35 million 32.35 million 8.00 million Sudan
1940s 29.19 million 36.30 million 7.11 million Sudan
1950s 40.61 million 40.69 million 76,600 Sudan
1960s 70.00 million 52.98 million 17.02 million Mexico
1970s 69.62 million 52.92 million 16.70 million Mexico
1980s 69.07 million 52.90 million 16.17 million Mexico
1990s 69.86 million 58.65 million 11.21 million Mexico
2000s 67.52 million 61.52 million 6.00 million Mexico
2010s 67.32 million 60.98 million 6.34 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 Sudan?
Mexico, at 67.32 million against 60.98 million in Sudan as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Mexico and Sudan?
6.34 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sudan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Mexico and Sudan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Mexico ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 12th 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.