Canada vs Libya: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Canada

12.69 million

in 2010

Libya

11.99 million

in 2010

Canada rank

42nd

Libya rank

44th

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

Canada currently reports 12.69 million against 11.99 million in Libya, a difference of 703,900.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

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

Canada ranks 42nd and Libya ranks 44th 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.