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

Somalia
39.81 million
in 2010
Sudan
60.98 million
in 2010
Somalia rank
15th
Sudan rank
12th

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

  • Somalia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 60.98 million against 39.81 million in Somalia, a difference of 21.17 million.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.5 times Somalia's.

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

Somalia ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 12th of 179 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sudan Difference Ahead
1780s 4.16 million 6.72 million 2.55 million Sudan
1790s 4.49 million 7.21 million 2.72 million Sudan
1800s 4.84 million 7.73 million 2.89 million Sudan
1810s 5.23 million 8.30 million 3.07 million Sudan
1820s 5.64 million 9.25 million 3.62 million Sudan
1830s 6.40 million 10.32 million 3.93 million Sudan
1840s 7.14 million 11.52 million 4.37 million Sudan
1850s 7.97 million 12.84 million 4.88 million Sudan
1860s 8.88 million 14.32 million 5.44 million Sudan
1870s 10.00 million 16.12 million 6.13 million Sudan
1880s 11.25 million 18.15 million 6.91 million Sudan
1890s 12.65 million 20.43 million 7.78 million Sudan
1900s 14.23 million 22.98 million 8.76 million Sudan
1910s 15.98 million 25.90 million 9.92 million Sudan
1920s 18.74 million 29.08 million 10.34 million Sudan
1930s 21.99 million 32.35 million 10.36 million Sudan
1940s 25.81 million 36.30 million 10.49 million Sudan
1950s 30.31 million 40.69 million 10.38 million Sudan
1960s 40.11 million 52.98 million 12.87 million Sudan
1970s 40.11 million 52.92 million 12.81 million Sudan
1980s 40.11 million 52.90 million 12.79 million Sudan
1990s 40.10 million 58.65 million 18.55 million Sudan
2000s 39.86 million 61.52 million 21.66 million Sudan
2010s 39.81 million 60.98 million 21.17 million 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 Sudan?
Sudan, at 60.98 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 Sudan?
21.17 million, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Somalia ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 12th 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.