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

Democratic Republic of Congo

15.84 million

in 2010

Peru

15.17 million

in 2010

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

36th

Peru rank

37th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 15.84 million against 15.17 million in Peru, a difference of 678,600.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Peru ranks 37th 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.