Israel vs Sweden: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Israel

98,000

in 2010

Sweden

147,934

in 2010

Israel rank

145th

Sweden rank

143rd

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

Sweden currently reports 147,934 against 98,000 in Israel, a difference of 49,934.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Israel's.

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

Israel ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 143rd 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.