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
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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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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
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The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.