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

Chad

35.52 million

in 2010

Nigeria

31.28 million

in 2010

Chad rank

16th

Nigeria rank

19th

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

Chad currently reports 35.52 million against 31.28 million in Nigeria, a difference of 4.24 million.

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

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

Chad ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 19th 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.