New Zealand vs Spain: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

New Zealand

7.07 million

in 2010

Spain

7.28 million

in 2010

New Zealand rank

56th

Spain rank

55th

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

Spain currently reports 7.28 million against 7.07 million in New Zealand, a difference of 207,920.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 56th and Spain ranks 55th 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.