Iran vs Namibia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Iran

27.51 million

in 2010

Namibia

26.28 million

in 2010

Iran rank

25th

Namibia rank

27th

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

Iran currently reports 27.51 million against 26.28 million in Namibia, a difference of 1.22 million.

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

Iran ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 27th 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.