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

Chile

10.62 million

in 2010

Uruguay

12.23 million

in 2010

Chile rank

46th

Uruguay rank

43rd

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

Uruguay currently reports 12.23 million against 10.62 million in Chile, a difference of 1.61 million.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 43rd 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.