Benin vs Lithuania: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Benin

700,596

in 2010

Lithuania

752,489

in 2010

Benin rank

114th

Lithuania rank

113th

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

Lithuania currently reports 752,489 against 700,596 in Benin, a difference of 51,893.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 114th and Lithuania ranks 113th 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.