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

Japan

181,267

in 2010

Western Sahara

197,639

in 2010

Japan rank

139th

Western Sahara rank

137th

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

Western Sahara currently reports 197,639 against 181,267 in Japan, a difference of 16,372.

That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 139th and Western Sahara ranks 137th 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.