Madagascar vs Nigeria: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Madagascar

32.82 million

in 2010

Nigeria

31.28 million

in 2010

Madagascar rank

18th

Nigeria rank

19th

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

Madagascar currently reports 32.82 million against 31.28 million in Nigeria, a difference of 1.53 million.

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

Madagascar ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 19th 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.