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

Algeria

29.79 million

in 2010

Mali

30.75 million

in 2010

Algeria rank

22nd

Mali rank

21st

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

Mali currently reports 30.75 million against 29.79 million in Algeria, a difference of 967,000.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Mali ahead.

Algeria ranks 22nd and Mali ranks 21st 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.