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

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.

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.