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

Argentina

87.63 million

in 2010

Mexico

67.32 million

in 2010

Argentina rank

8th

Mexico rank

11th

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

Argentina currently reports 87.63 million against 67.32 million in Mexico, a difference of 20.31 million.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

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

Argentina ranks 8th 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.