Mexico vs Sudan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Mexico

67.32 million

in 2010

Sudan

60.98 million

in 2010

Mexico rank

11th

Sudan rank

12th

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

Mexico currently reports 67.32 million against 60.98 million in Sudan, a difference of 6.34 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

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

Mexico ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 12th 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.