Belgium vs Latvia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Belgium

401,374

in 2010

Latvia

338,022

in 2010

Belgium rank

126th

Latvia rank

129th

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

Belgium currently reports 401,374 against 338,022 in Latvia, a difference of 63,352.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 126th and Latvia ranks 129th 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.