Somalia vs South Sudan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Somalia

39.81 million

in 2010

South Sudan

40.39 million

in 2010

Somalia rank

15th

South Sudan rank

14th

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

South Sudan currently reports 40.39 million against 39.81 million in Somalia, a difference of 578,800.

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

Somalia ranks 15th and South Sudan ranks 14th 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.