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

Democratic Republic of Congo
15.84 million
in 2010
Paraguay
16.29 million
in 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
36th
Paraguay rank
35th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 16.29 million against 15.84 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 440,900.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Paraguay ranks 35th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 20 and Paraguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Paraguay Difference Ahead
1780s 3.23 million 1.82 million 1.40 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1790s 3.47 million 1.90 million 1.57 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1800s 3.73 million 1.97 million 1.76 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1810s 4.01 million 2.27 million 1.75 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1820s 4.32 million 2.57 million 1.75 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1830s 4.65 million 2.87 million 1.79 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1840s 5.01 million 3.14 million 1.87 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1850s 5.40 million 3.42 million 1.98 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1860s 5.81 million 3.59 million 2.22 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1870s 6.27 million 3.74 million 2.53 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1880s 6.77 million 3.88 million 2.88 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1890s 7.30 million 4.10 million 3.20 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s 7.87 million 4.25 million 3.62 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 8.51 million 5.51 million 2.99 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 9.16 million 6.81 million 2.36 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 9.62 million 8.04 million 1.58 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 10.43 million 9.33 million 1.10 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 11.28 million 10.56 million 724,800 Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 14.94 million 13.48 million 1.46 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 14.63 million 14.05 million 584,700 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 14.61 million 15.20 million 583,200 Paraguay
1990s 14.60 million 18.44 million 3.84 million Paraguay
2000s 14.48 million 16.30 million 1.82 million Paraguay
2010s 15.84 million 16.29 million 440,900 Paraguay

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 Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 16.29 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 Paraguay?
440,900, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Paraguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Paraguay rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Paraguay ranks 35th 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.