Angola vs Mexico: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Angola

47.40 million

in 2010

Mexico

67.32 million

in 2010

Angola rank

13th

Mexico rank

11th

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

Mexico currently reports 67.32 million against 47.40 million in Angola, a difference of 19.92 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Angola's.

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

Angola ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 11th 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.