Costa Rica vs Panama: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Costa Rica

1.05 million

in 2010

Panama

1.06 million

in 2010

Costa Rica rank

99th

Panama rank

98th

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

Panama currently reports 1.06 million against 1.05 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,050.

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

Costa Rica ranks 99th and Panama ranks 98th 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.