Laos vs Netherlands: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Laos

560,699

in 2010

Netherlands

633,873

in 2010

Laos rank

119th

Netherlands rank

118th

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

Netherlands currently reports 633,873 against 560,699 in Laos, a difference of 73,174.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

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

Laos ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 118th 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.