Mongolia vs Russia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Mongolia
102.78 million
in 2010
Russia
69.73 million
in 2010
Mongolia rank
7th
Russia rank
9th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Mongolia
- Russia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 102.78 million against 69.73 million in Russia, a difference of 33.05 million.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.5 times Russia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 7th and Russia ranks 9th of 179 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 13.44 million | 7.63 million | 5.82 million | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 14.88 million | 8.36 million | 6.52 million | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 16.43 million | 9.10 million | 7.33 million | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 18.24 million | 9.85 million | 8.39 million | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 20.18 million | 10.75 million | 9.43 million | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 22.50 million | 11.75 million | 10.75 million | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 25.26 million | 14.27 million | 10.99 million | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 28.38 million | 15.85 million | 12.53 million | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 31.86 million | 18.60 million | 13.25 million | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 35.81 million | 20.59 million | 15.22 million | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 40.71 million | 24.29 million | 16.42 million | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 49.66 million | 28.56 million | 21.10 million | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 60.66 million | 32.82 million | 27.83 million | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 74.10 million | 41.46 million | 32.64 million | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 78.82 million | 39.29 million | 39.53 million | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 83.66 million | 44.51 million | 39.15 million | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 88.60 million | 55.73 million | 32.88 million | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 93.52 million | 52.11 million | 41.41 million | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 127.91 million | 62.05 million | 65.86 million | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 126.18 million | 64.02 million | 62.16 million | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 109.31 million | 64.53 million | 44.77 million | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 103.34 million | 64.33 million | 39.01 million | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 106.77 million | 70.03 million | 36.74 million | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 102.78 million | 69.73 million | 33.05 million | Mongolia |
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?, Mongolia or Russia?
- Mongolia, at 102.78 million against 69.73 million in Russia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Mongolia and Russia?
- 33.05 million, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Russia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Mongolia and Russia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Mongolia ranks 7th 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.