Japan vs Kuwait: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Japan

181,267

in 2010

Kuwait

201,979

in 2010

Japan rank

139th

Kuwait rank

136th

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

Kuwait currently reports 201,979 against 181,267 in Japan, a difference of 20,712.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 139th and Kuwait ranks 136th 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.