Somalia vs South Sudan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Somalia
39.81 million
in 2010
South Sudan
40.39 million
in 2010
Somalia rank
15th
South Sudan rank
14th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 40.39 million against 39.81 million in Somalia, a difference of 578,800.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 15th and South Sudan ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 4.16 million | 4.77 million | 610,300 | South Sudan |
| 1790s | 4.49 million | 5.12 million | 630,680 | South Sudan |
| 1800s | 4.84 million | 5.49 million | 651,380 | South Sudan |
| 1810s | 5.23 million | 5.90 million | 670,320 | South Sudan |
| 1820s | 5.64 million | 6.57 million | 935,600 | South Sudan |
| 1830s | 6.40 million | 7.34 million | 941,240 | South Sudan |
| 1840s | 7.14 million | 8.19 million | 1.05 million | South Sudan |
| 1850s | 7.97 million | 9.14 million | 1.17 million | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 8.88 million | 10.20 million | 1.32 million | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 10.00 million | 11.50 million | 1.50 million | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 11.25 million | 12.96 million | 1.71 million | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 12.65 million | 14.60 million | 1.95 million | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 14.23 million | 16.45 million | 2.22 million | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 15.98 million | 18.53 million | 2.55 million | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 18.74 million | 20.89 million | 2.15 million | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 21.99 million | 22.19 million | 193,400 | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 25.81 million | 24.98 million | 833,100 | Somalia |
| 1950s | 30.31 million | 28.14 million | 2.16 million | Somalia |
| 1960s | 40.11 million | 37.60 million | 2.52 million | Somalia |
| 1970s | 40.11 million | 37.33 million | 2.78 million | Somalia |
| 1980s | 40.11 million | 34.91 million | 5.20 million | Somalia |
| 1990s | 40.10 million | 39.15 million | 942,300 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 39.86 million | 40.49 million | 631,200 | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 39.81 million | 40.39 million | 578,800 | 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?, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 40.39 million against 39.81 million in Somalia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 578,800, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Somalia ranks 15th 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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.