Afghanistan vs Algeria: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Afghanistan

29.01 million

in 2010

Algeria

29.79 million

in 2010

Afghanistan rank

23rd

Algeria rank

22nd

How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time

Algeria currently reports 29.79 million against 29.01 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 771,900.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Algeria ranks 22nd of 179 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.