Argentina vs Mongolia: Grazing land use over the long-term
Argentina
74.68 million hectares
in 2025
Mongolia
109.92 million hectares
in 2025
Argentina rank
11th
Mongolia rank
8th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Argentina
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 109.92 million hectares against 74.68 million hectares in Argentina, a difference of 35.24 million hectares.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.5 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mongolia ahead.
Argentina ranks 11th and Mongolia ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 48.05 million hectares | 48.05 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 63.09 million hectares | 63.09 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 78.44 million hectares | 78.44 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 84.18 million hectares | 84.18 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 60.02 million hectares | 60.02 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 60.63 million hectares | 60.63 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1600s | 1.35 million hectares | 61.24 million hectares | 59.89 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1700s | 2.69 million hectares | 61.86 million hectares | 59.17 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1710s | 5.38 million hectares | 62.14 million hectares | 56.76 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1720s | 5.17 million hectares | 62.97 million hectares | 57.80 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1730s | 4.97 million hectares | 63.82 million hectares | 58.85 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1740s | 4.78 million hectares | 64.68 million hectares | 59.90 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1750s | 4.60 million hectares | 65.56 million hectares | 60.96 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1760s | 4.42 million hectares | 66.44 million hectares | 62.02 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1770s | 4.25 million hectares | 67.34 million hectares | 63.08 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1780s | 4.09 million hectares | 68.24 million hectares | 64.15 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 3.93 million hectares | 69.16 million hectares | 65.23 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 3.78 million hectares | 70.09 million hectares | 66.31 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 5.05 million hectares | 71.04 million hectares | 65.99 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 6.21 million hectares | 72.00 million hectares | 65.79 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 7.63 million hectares | 73.38 million hectares | 65.75 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 9.37 million hectares | 75.38 million hectares | 66.01 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 11.51 million hectares | 77.43 million hectares | 65.92 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 14.14 million hectares | 79.54 million hectares | 65.39 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 18.13 million hectares | 81.70 million hectares | 63.57 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 22.13 million hectares | 84.74 million hectares | 62.61 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 25.80 million hectares | 94.16 million hectares | 68.36 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 35.45 million hectares | 104.62 million hectares | 69.18 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 50.41 million hectares | 116.25 million hectares | 65.84 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 66.42 million hectares | 113.15 million hectares | 46.73 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 79.40 million hectares | 109.98 million hectares | 30.58 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 92.39 million hectares | 106.73 million hectares | 14.35 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 111.22 million hectares | 117.43 million hectares | 6.21 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 111.21 million hectares | 130.61 million hectares | 19.40 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 101.76 million hectares | 128.01 million hectares | 26.25 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 100.46 million hectares | 123.31 million hectares | 22.85 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 99.92 million hectares | 122.14 million hectares | 22.21 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 95.45 million hectares | 117.62 million hectares | 22.17 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 80.34 million hectares | 112.46 million hectares | 32.11 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 74.68 million hectares | 110.70 million hectares | 36.02 million hectares | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Argentina or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 109.92 million hectares against 74.68 million hectares in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Argentina and Mongolia?
- 35.24 million hectares, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mongolia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Mongolia rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Argentina ranks 11th and Mongolia ranks 8th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.