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

Algeria

29.79 million

in 2010

Iran

27.51 million

in 2010

Algeria rank

22nd

Iran rank

25th

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

Algeria currently reports 29.79 million against 27.51 million in Iran, a difference of 2.28 million.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Iran ahead.

Algeria ranks 22nd and Iran ranks 25th 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.