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

Algeria

29.79 million

in 2010

Colombia

31.14 million

in 2010

Algeria rank

22nd

Colombia rank

20th

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

Colombia currently reports 31.14 million against 29.79 million in Algeria, a difference of 1.35 million.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 20th 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.