Chad vs Madagascar: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Chad

35.52 million

in 2010

Madagascar

32.82 million

in 2010

Chad rank

16th

Madagascar rank

18th

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

Chad currently reports 35.52 million against 32.82 million in Madagascar, a difference of 2.70 million.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 18th 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.