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
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
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.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 3.23 million | 5.08 million | 1.85 million | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 3.47 million | 5.13 million | 1.66 million | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 3.73 million | 5.19 million | 1.46 million | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 4.01 million | 5.24 million | 1.23 million | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 4.32 million | 5.30 million | 978,390 | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 4.65 million | 7.24 million | 2.59 million | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 5.01 million | 9.15 million | 4.14 million | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 5.40 million | 11.02 million | 5.62 million | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 5.81 million | 12.85 million | 7.04 million | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 6.27 million | 14.65 million | 8.38 million | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 6.77 million | 16.41 million | 9.65 million | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 7.30 million | 18.14 million | 10.84 million | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 7.87 million | 19.84 million | 11.97 million | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 8.51 million | 20.43 million | 11.92 million | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 9.16 million | 22.70 million | 13.54 million | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 9.62 million | 25.21 million | 15.59 million | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 10.43 million | 27.97 million | 17.54 million | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 11.28 million | 30.96 million | 19.68 million | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 14.94 million | 34.31 million | 19.37 million | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 14.63 million | 28.23 million | 13.59 million | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 14.61 million | 27.71 million | 13.09 million | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 14.60 million | 27.50 million | 12.90 million | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 14.48 million | 16.84 million | 2.36 million | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 15.84 million | 17.42 million | 1.58 million | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how much global land is used as pasture for livestock?, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 17.42 million against 15.84 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
- 1.58 million, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 34th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.