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
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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.

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About this data

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.