Uruguay vs Zambia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Uruguay

12.23 million

in 2010

Zambia

13.23 million

in 2010

Uruguay rank

43rd

Zambia rank

40th

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

Zambia currently reports 13.23 million against 12.23 million in Uruguay, a difference of 995,000.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Zambia ahead.

Uruguay ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th 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.