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

Ethiopia

17.42 million

in 2010

Yemen

17.94 million

in 2010

Ethiopia rank

34th

Yemen rank

33rd

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

Yemen currently reports 17.94 million against 17.42 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 514,000.

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

Ethiopia ranks 34th and Yemen ranks 33rd 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.