Guatemala vs Nicaragua: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Guatemala

1.97 million

in 2010

Nicaragua

2.12 million

in 2010

Guatemala rank

82nd

Nicaragua rank

81st

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

Nicaragua currently reports 2.12 million against 1.97 million in Guatemala, a difference of 155,110.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

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

Guatemala ranks 82nd and Nicaragua ranks 81st 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.