Greece vs Ireland: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Greece

2.15 million

in 2010

Ireland

2.18 million

in 2010

Greece rank

80th

Ireland rank

78th

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

Ireland currently reports 2.18 million against 2.15 million in Greece, a difference of 25,260.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 80th and Ireland ranks 78th 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.