Guinea vs New Zealand: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Guinea

7.50 million

in 2010

New Zealand

7.07 million

in 2010

Guinea rank

54th

New Zealand rank

56th

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

Guinea currently reports 7.50 million against 7.07 million in New Zealand, a difference of 428,150.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

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

Guinea ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 56th 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.