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

Gabon

3.40 million

in 2010

Senegal

4.10 million

in 2010

Gabon rank

69th

Senegal rank

66th

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

Senegal currently reports 4.10 million against 3.40 million in Gabon, a difference of 706,290.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 69th 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.