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

Eritrea

5.58 million

in 2010

Uganda

4.46 million

in 2010

Eritrea rank

61st

Uganda rank

64th

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

Eritrea currently reports 5.58 million against 4.46 million in Uganda, a difference of 1.12 million.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.

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

Eritrea ranks 61st and Uganda ranks 64th 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.