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

Mozambique
33.23 million
in 2010
South Sudan
40.39 million
in 2010
Mozambique rank
17th
South Sudan rank
14th

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

  • Mozambique
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 40.39 million against 33.23 million in Mozambique, a difference of 7.16 million.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 17th and South Sudan ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 17 and South Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique South Sudan Difference Ahead
1780s 5.54 million 4.77 million 768,950 Mozambique
1790s 5.87 million 5.12 million 753,960 Mozambique
1800s 6.22 million 5.49 million 730,170 Mozambique
1810s 6.59 million 5.90 million 695,720 Mozambique
1820s 6.98 million 6.57 million 403,680 Mozambique
1830s 7.39 million 7.34 million 47,520 Mozambique
1840s 8.47 million 8.19 million 278,250 Mozambique
1850s 9.71 million 9.14 million 571,400 Mozambique
1860s 11.14 million 10.20 million 945,800 Mozambique
1870s 12.24 million 11.50 million 743,900 Mozambique
1880s 13.45 million 12.96 million 491,800 Mozambique
1890s 14.77 million 14.60 million 174,500 Mozambique
1900s 16.23 million 16.45 million 217,400 South Sudan
1910s 17.84 million 18.53 million 692,300 South Sudan
1920s 21.01 million 20.89 million 115,900 Mozambique
1930s 24.82 million 22.19 million 2.63 million Mozambique
1940s 31.81 million 24.98 million 6.83 million Mozambique
1950s 32.59 million 28.14 million 4.44 million Mozambique
1960s 36.46 million 37.60 million 1.14 million South Sudan
1970s 35.64 million 37.33 million 1.69 million South Sudan
1980s 35.61 million 34.91 million 704,800 Mozambique
1990s 35.62 million 39.15 million 3.54 million South Sudan
2000s 33.84 million 40.49 million 6.65 million South Sudan
2010s 33.23 million 40.39 million 7.16 million South Sudan

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 South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 40.39 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 South Sudan?
7.16 million, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and South Sudan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Mozambique and South Sudan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Mozambique ranks 17th 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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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.