Germany vs Italy: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Germany

3.27 million

in 2010

Italy

3.01 million

in 2010

Germany rank

71st

Italy rank

74th

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

Germany currently reports 3.27 million against 3.01 million in Italy, a difference of 265,230.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

Germany ranks 71st and Italy ranks 74th 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.