Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Democratic Republic of Congo

15.84 million

in 2010

Ethiopia

17.42 million

in 2010

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

36th

Ethiopia rank

34th

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

Ethiopia currently reports 17.42 million against 15.84 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.58 million.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 34th 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.