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

Belgium

401,374

in 2010

Thailand

459,216

in 2010

Belgium rank

126th

Thailand rank

125th

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

Thailand currently reports 459,216 against 401,374 in Belgium, a difference of 57,842.

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

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

Belgium ranks 126th 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.