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

Iraq

5.78 million

in 2010

United Kingdom

5.15 million

in 2010

Iraq rank

60th

United Kingdom rank

62nd

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

Iraq currently reports 5.78 million against 5.15 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 635,500.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

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

Iraq ranks 60th and United Kingdom ranks 62nd 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.