Puerto Rico vs Suriname: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Puerto Rico

8,973

in 2010

Suriname

16,402

in 2010

Puerto Rico rank

159th

Suriname rank

157th

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

Suriname currently reports 16,402 against 8,973 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 7,429.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.8 times Puerto Rico's.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 159th and Suriname ranks 157th 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.