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

Chad

35.52 million

in 2010

South Sudan

40.39 million

in 2010

Chad rank

16th

South Sudan rank

14th

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

South Sudan currently reports 40.39 million against 35.52 million in Chad, a difference of 4.87 million.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

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

Chad ranks 16th and South Sudan ranks 14th 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.