Ghana vs Iraq: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Ghana

6.93 million

in 2010

Iraq

5.78 million

in 2010

Ghana rank

57th

Iraq rank

60th

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

Ghana currently reports 6.93 million against 5.78 million in Iraq, a difference of 1.15 million.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

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

Ghana ranks 57th and Iraq ranks 60th 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.