South Sudan vs Sudan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
South Sudan
40.39 million
in 2010
Sudan
60.98 million
in 2010
South Sudan rank
14th
Sudan rank
12th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- South Sudan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 60.98 million against 40.39 million in South Sudan, a difference of 20.59 million.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.5 times South Sudan's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
South Sudan ranks 14th 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 | South Sudan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 4.77 million | 6.72 million | 1.94 million | Sudan |
| 1790s | 5.12 million | 7.21 million | 2.09 million | Sudan |
| 1800s | 5.49 million | 7.73 million | 2.24 million | Sudan |
| 1810s | 5.90 million | 8.30 million | 2.40 million | Sudan |
| 1820s | 6.57 million | 9.25 million | 2.68 million | Sudan |
| 1830s | 7.34 million | 10.32 million | 2.99 million | Sudan |
| 1840s | 8.19 million | 11.52 million | 3.33 million | Sudan |
| 1850s | 9.14 million | 12.84 million | 3.70 million | Sudan |
| 1860s | 10.20 million | 14.32 million | 4.12 million | Sudan |
| 1870s | 11.50 million | 16.12 million | 4.63 million | Sudan |
| 1880s | 12.96 million | 18.15 million | 5.20 million | Sudan |
| 1890s | 14.60 million | 20.43 million | 5.84 million | Sudan |
| 1900s | 16.45 million | 22.98 million | 6.54 million | Sudan |
| 1910s | 18.53 million | 25.90 million | 7.37 million | Sudan |
| 1920s | 20.89 million | 29.08 million | 8.19 million | Sudan |
| 1930s | 22.19 million | 32.35 million | 10.17 million | Sudan |
| 1940s | 24.98 million | 36.30 million | 11.32 million | Sudan |
| 1950s | 28.14 million | 40.69 million | 12.55 million | Sudan |
| 1960s | 37.60 million | 52.98 million | 15.38 million | Sudan |
| 1970s | 37.33 million | 52.92 million | 15.59 million | Sudan |
| 1980s | 34.91 million | 52.90 million | 17.99 million | Sudan |
| 1990s | 39.15 million | 58.65 million | 19.50 million | Sudan |
| 2000s | 40.49 million | 61.52 million | 21.03 million | Sudan |
| 2010s | 40.39 million | 60.98 million | 20.59 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?, South Sudan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 60.98 million against 40.39 million in South Sudan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between South Sudan and Sudan?
- 20.59 million, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sudan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do South Sudan and Sudan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- South Sudan ranks 14th 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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.