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

Netherlands

633,873

in 2010

Rwanda

523,722

in 2010

Netherlands rank

118th

Rwanda rank

121st

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

Netherlands currently reports 633,873 against 523,722 in Rwanda, a difference of 110,151.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

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

Netherlands ranks 118th and Rwanda ranks 121st 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.