Nicaragua vs Sierra Leone: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Nicaragua

2.12 million

in 2010

Sierra Leone

1.94 million

in 2010

Nicaragua rank

81st

Sierra Leone rank

84th

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

Nicaragua currently reports 2.12 million against 1.94 million in Sierra Leone, a difference of 177,200.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 84th 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.