Mexico vs Somalia: Grazing land use over the long term

Mexico
74.43 million
in 2025
Somalia
43.00 million
in 2025
Mexico rank
12th
Somalia rank
14th

Grazing land use over the long term over time

  • Mexico
  • Somalia
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100015122025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 74.43 million against 43.00 million in Somalia, a difference of 31.43 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.7 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Somalia ahead.

Mexico ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 14th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 33 and Somalia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Somalia Difference Ahead
1000s 0 6.54 million 6.54 million Somalia
1100s 0 7.79 million 7.79 million Somalia
1200s 0 9.03 million 9.03 million Somalia
1300s 0 10.24 million 10.24 million Somalia
1400s 0 11.44 million 11.44 million Somalia
1500s 0 12.61 million 12.61 million Somalia
1600s 7.37 million 13.30 million 5.93 million Somalia
1700s 14.73 million 13.96 million 766,600 Mexico
1710s 15.65 million 14.59 million 1.06 million Mexico
1720s 16.54 million 15.22 million 1.32 million Mexico
1730s 17.38 million 15.84 million 1.54 million Mexico
1740s 18.18 million 16.46 million 1.71 million Mexico
1750s 18.94 million 17.08 million 1.86 million Mexico
1760s 19.67 million 17.71 million 1.96 million Mexico
1770s 20.36 million 18.33 million 2.03 million Mexico
1780s 21.01 million 18.94 million 2.07 million Mexico
1790s 21.64 million 19.56 million 2.07 million Mexico
1800s 22.23 million 20.18 million 2.05 million Mexico
1810s 22.78 million 20.79 million 1.99 million Mexico
1820s 23.31 million 21.41 million 1.91 million Mexico
1830s 23.81 million 22.02 million 1.79 million Mexico
1840s 24.28 million 22.63 million 1.65 million Mexico
1850s 24.72 million 23.24 million 1.48 million Mexico
1860s 25.14 million 23.22 million 1.92 million Mexico
1870s 25.53 million 23.21 million 2.32 million Mexico
1880s 25.89 million 23.42 million 2.48 million Mexico
1890s 31.13 million 23.63 million 7.49 million Mexico
1900s 34.73 million 24.33 million 10.40 million Mexico
1910s 39.00 million 25.05 million 13.95 million Mexico
1920s 34.82 million 25.53 million 9.28 million Mexico
1930s 40.92 million 28.18 million 12.74 million Mexico
1940s 48.40 million 30.49 million 17.91 million Mexico
1950s 71.97 million 38.61 million 33.36 million Mexico
1960s 77.50 million 43.00 million 34.50 million Mexico
1970s 78.28 million 43.00 million 35.28 million Mexico
1980s 80.26 million 43.00 million 37.26 million Mexico
1990s 81.26 million 43.00 million 38.26 million Mexico
2000s 80.03 million 43.00 million 37.03 million Mexico
2010s 74.56 million 43.00 million 31.56 million Mexico
2020s 74.28 million 43.00 million 31.28 million Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Mexico or Somalia?
Mexico, at 74.43 million against 43.00 million in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Mexico and Somalia?
31.43 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Somalia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Somalia rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
Mexico ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 14th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Grazing land use over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed