Mongolia vs Sudan: Grazing land use over the long-term
Mongolia
109.92 million hectares
in 2025
Sudan
114.71 million hectares
in 2025
Mongolia rank
8th
Sudan rank
7th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Mongolia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 114.71 million hectares against 109.92 million hectares in Mongolia, a difference of 4.79 million hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 7th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 38 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 48.05 million hectares | 29.82 million hectares | 18.23 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1100s | 63.09 million hectares | 35.18 million hectares | 27.91 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1200s | 78.44 million hectares | 36.32 million hectares | 42.12 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1300s | 84.18 million hectares | 39.34 million hectares | 44.84 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1400s | 60.02 million hectares | 42.37 million hectares | 17.65 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1500s | 60.63 million hectares | 45.40 million hectares | 15.23 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1600s | 61.24 million hectares | 48.80 million hectares | 12.44 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1700s | 61.86 million hectares | 38.87 million hectares | 22.99 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1710s | 62.14 million hectares | 39.11 million hectares | 23.03 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1720s | 62.97 million hectares | 39.36 million hectares | 23.62 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1730s | 63.82 million hectares | 39.62 million hectares | 24.20 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1740s | 64.68 million hectares | 39.90 million hectares | 24.79 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1750s | 65.56 million hectares | 40.19 million hectares | 25.37 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1760s | 66.44 million hectares | 40.50 million hectares | 25.94 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1770s | 67.34 million hectares | 40.82 million hectares | 26.51 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1780s | 68.24 million hectares | 41.17 million hectares | 27.07 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 69.16 million hectares | 41.54 million hectares | 27.62 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 70.09 million hectares | 41.93 million hectares | 28.16 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 71.04 million hectares | 42.36 million hectares | 28.68 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 72.00 million hectares | 42.82 million hectares | 29.18 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 73.38 million hectares | 43.32 million hectares | 30.06 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 75.38 million hectares | 43.86 million hectares | 31.51 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 77.43 million hectares | 44.47 million hectares | 32.96 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 79.54 million hectares | 45.10 million hectares | 34.44 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 81.70 million hectares | 45.78 million hectares | 35.92 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 84.74 million hectares | 46.64 million hectares | 38.11 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 94.16 million hectares | 47.65 million hectares | 46.51 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 104.62 million hectares | 48.84 million hectares | 55.78 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 116.25 million hectares | 50.39 million hectares | 65.86 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 113.15 million hectares | 52.37 million hectares | 60.78 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 109.98 million hectares | 55.16 million hectares | 54.82 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 106.73 million hectares | 59.63 million hectares | 47.10 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 117.43 million hectares | 80.64 million hectares | 36.79 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 130.61 million hectares | 97.69 million hectares | 32.93 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 128.01 million hectares | 98.00 million hectares | 30.02 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 123.31 million hectares | 101.60 million hectares | 21.71 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 122.14 million hectares | 110.92 million hectares | 11.21 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 117.62 million hectares | 113.20 million hectares | 4.41 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 112.46 million hectares | 114.99 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | Sudan |
| 2020s | 110.70 million hectares | 114.71 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Mongolia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 114.71 million hectares against 109.92 million hectares in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Mongolia and Sudan?
- 4.79 million hectares, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sudan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Sudan rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Mongolia ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 7th 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.