Namibia vs Niger: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Namibia

26.28 million

in 2010

Niger

21.81 million

in 2010

Namibia rank

27th

Niger rank

29th

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

Namibia currently reports 26.28 million against 21.81 million in Niger, a difference of 4.47 million.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

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

Namibia ranks 27th and Niger ranks 29th 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.