Ecuador vs Senegal: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Ecuador

4.05 million

in 2010

Senegal

4.10 million

in 2010

Ecuador rank

67th

Senegal rank

66th

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

Senegal currently reports 4.10 million against 4.05 million in Ecuador, a difference of 50,290.

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

Ecuador ranks 67th and Senegal ranks 66th 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.