Ethiopia vs Paraguay: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Ethiopia

17.42 million

in 2010

Paraguay

16.29 million

in 2010

Ethiopia rank

34th

Paraguay rank

35th

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

Ethiopia currently reports 17.42 million against 16.29 million in Paraguay, a difference of 1.14 million.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 34th and Paraguay ranks 35th 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.