Bangladesh vs Thailand: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Bangladesh

505,789

in 2010

Thailand

459,216

in 2010

Bangladesh rank

122nd

Thailand rank

125th

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

Bangladesh currently reports 505,789 against 459,216 in Thailand, a difference of 46,573.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 122nd and Thailand ranks 125th 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.