Congo vs United States: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Congo
29.28 percent
in 2023
United States
29.17 percent
in 2023
Congo rank
50th
United States rank
52nd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Congo
- United States
How they compare
Congo currently reports 29.28 percent against 29.17 percent in United States, a difference of 0.11 percent.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 50th and United States ranks 52nd of 209 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.28 percent | 28.13 percent | 1.15 percent | Congo |
| 1970s | 29.28 percent | 26.51 percent | 2.77 percent | Congo |
| 1980s | 29.28 percent | 26.21 percent | 3.07 percent | Congo |
| 1990s | 29.28 percent | 25.87 percent | 3.41 percent | Congo |
| 2000s | 29.28 percent | 26.61 percent | 2.67 percent | Congo |
| 2010s | 29.28 percent | 28.97 percent | 0.307 percent | Congo |
| 2020s | 29.28 percent | 29.17 percent | 0.11 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 United States?
- Congo, at 29.28 percent against 29.17 percent in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Congo and United States?
- 0.11 percent, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and United States rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Congo ranks 50th and United States ranks 52nd 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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About this data
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).