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

Chile

10.62 million

in 2010

Zimbabwe

9.32 million

in 2010

Chile rank

46th

Zimbabwe rank

49th

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

Chile currently reports 10.62 million against 9.32 million in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.30 million.

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

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

Chile ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 49th 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.