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

Chile

10.62 million

in 2010

Libya

11.99 million

in 2010

Chile rank

46th

Libya rank

44th

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

Libya currently reports 11.99 million against 10.62 million in Chile, a difference of 1.37 million.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Libya ahead.

Chile ranks 46th 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.