Bhutan vs Sri Lanka: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Bhutan

269,360

in 2010

Sri Lanka

287,533

in 2010

Bhutan rank

133rd

Sri Lanka rank

132nd

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

Sri Lanka currently reports 287,533 against 269,360 in Bhutan, a difference of 18,173.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

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

Bhutan ranks 133rd and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd 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.