Mozambique vs Somalia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Mozambique
33.23 million
in 2010
Somalia
39.81 million
in 2010
Mozambique rank
17th
Somalia rank
15th

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

  • Mozambique
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 39.81 million against 33.23 million in Mozambique, a difference of 6.58 million.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 18 and Somalia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Somalia Difference Ahead
1780s 5.54 million 4.16 million 1.38 million Mozambique
1790s 5.87 million 4.49 million 1.38 million Mozambique
1800s 6.22 million 4.84 million 1.38 million Mozambique
1810s 6.59 million 5.23 million 1.37 million Mozambique
1820s 6.98 million 5.64 million 1.34 million Mozambique
1830s 7.39 million 6.40 million 988,760 Mozambique
1840s 8.47 million 7.14 million 1.33 million Mozambique
1850s 9.71 million 7.97 million 1.75 million Mozambique
1860s 11.14 million 8.88 million 2.26 million Mozambique
1870s 12.24 million 10.00 million 2.24 million Mozambique
1880s 13.45 million 11.25 million 2.20 million Mozambique
1890s 14.77 million 12.65 million 2.12 million Mozambique
1900s 16.23 million 14.23 million 2.00 million Mozambique
1910s 17.84 million 15.98 million 1.86 million Mozambique
1920s 21.01 million 18.74 million 2.26 million Mozambique
1930s 24.82 million 21.99 million 2.82 million Mozambique
1940s 31.81 million 25.81 million 6.00 million Mozambique
1950s 32.59 million 30.31 million 2.28 million Mozambique
1960s 36.46 million 40.11 million 3.66 million Somalia
1970s 35.64 million 40.11 million 4.47 million Somalia
1980s 35.61 million 40.11 million 4.49 million Somalia
1990s 35.62 million 40.10 million 4.48 million Somalia
2000s 33.84 million 39.86 million 6.02 million Somalia
2010s 33.23 million 39.81 million 6.58 million Somalia

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?, Mozambique or Somalia?
Somalia, at 39.81 million against 33.23 million in Mozambique as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Mozambique and Somalia?
6.58 million, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Somalia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Mozambique and Somalia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Mozambique ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 15th 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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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.