Latvia vs Sri Lanka: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Latvia

338,022

in 2010

Sri Lanka

287,533

in 2010

Latvia rank

129th

Sri Lanka rank

132nd

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

Latvia currently reports 338,022 against 287,533 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 50,489.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 129th and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd 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.