Mongolia vs South Africa: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Mongolia
102.78 million
in 2010
South Africa
67.33 million
in 2010
Mongolia rank
7th
South Africa rank
10th

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

  • Mongolia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 102.78 million against 67.33 million in South Africa, a difference of 35.44 million.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
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.