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

Ireland

2.18 million

in 2010

Tajikistan

2.87 million

in 2010

Ireland rank

78th

Tajikistan rank

75th

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

Tajikistan currently reports 2.87 million against 2.18 million in Ireland, a difference of 693,750.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 78th and Tajikistan ranks 75th of 179 regions.

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.