How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Senegal?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Senegal: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Congo

29.28 percent

in 2023

Senegal

29.09 percent

in 2023

Congo rank

50th

Senegal rank

53rd

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Congo
Senegal

How they compare

Congo currently reports 29.28 percent against 29.09 percent in Senegal, a difference of 0.19 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.

Congo ranks 50th and Senegal ranks 53rd of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	29.28 percent	29.61 percent	0.33 percent	Senegal
1970s	29.28 percent	29.61 percent	0.33 percent	Senegal
1980s	29.28 percent	29.61 percent	0.33 percent	Senegal
1990s	29.28 percent	29.53 percent	0.248 percent	Senegal
2000s	29.28 percent	29.22 percent	0.06 percent	Congo
2010s	29.28 percent	29.09 percent	0.19 percent	Congo
2020s	29.28 percent	29.09 percent	0.19 percent	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Congo or Senegal?: Congo, at 29.28 percent against 29.09 percent in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Congo and Senegal?: 0.19 percent, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Senegal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Senegal rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Congo ranks 50th and Senegal ranks 53rd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).