Cote d'Ivoire vs Libya: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Cote d'Ivoire

9.98 million

in 2010

Libya

11.99 million

in 2010

Cote d'Ivoire rank

47th

Libya rank

44th

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

Libya currently reports 11.99 million against 9.98 million in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 2.00 million.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

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

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 47th 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.