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

Japan

181,267

in 2010

Malaysia

150,948

in 2010

Japan rank

139th

Malaysia rank

141st

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

Japan currently reports 181,267 against 150,948 in Malaysia, a difference of 30,319.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Japan ranks 139th and Malaysia ranks 141st 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.