Bolivia vs Namibia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Bolivia

26.60 million

in 2010

Namibia

26.28 million

in 2010

Bolivia rank

26th

Namibia rank

27th

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

Bolivia currently reports 26.60 million against 26.28 million in Namibia, a difference of 319,300.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 27th 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.