Eritrea vs Iraq: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Eritrea

5.58 million

in 2010

Iraq

5.78 million

in 2010

Eritrea rank

61st

Iraq rank

60th

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

Iraq currently reports 5.78 million against 5.58 million in Eritrea, a difference of 205,410.

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

Eritrea ranks 61st and Iraq ranks 60th 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.