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
  • Peru
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How they compare

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.

Across the 24 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 21 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Peru Difference Ahead
1780s 3.23 million 1.98 million 1.24 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1790s 3.47 million 1.97 million 1.50 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1800s 3.73 million 1.95 million 1.78 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1810s 4.01 million 1.94 million 2.07 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1820s 4.32 million 1.93 million 2.39 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1830s 4.65 million 2.25 million 2.41 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1840s 5.01 million 2.56 million 2.45 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1850s 5.40 million 2.92 million 2.48 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1860s 5.81 million 3.36 million 2.45 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1870s 6.27 million 3.79 million 2.48 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1880s 6.77 million 4.46 million 2.30 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1890s 7.30 million 5.91 million 1.39 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s 7.87 million 7.03 million 844,240 Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 8.51 million 7.77 million 736,200 Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 9.16 million 8.56 million 603,640 Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 9.62 million 9.39 million 230,350 Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 10.43 million 10.45 million 22,200 Peru
1950s 11.28 million 11.21 million 74,200 Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 14.94 million 14.56 million 381,600 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 14.63 million 14.22 million 413,500 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 14.61 million 14.14 million 479,200 Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 14.60 million 16.16 million 1.56 million Peru
2000s 14.48 million 14.66 million 177,500 Peru
2010s 15.84 million 15.17 million 678,600 Democratic Republic of Congo

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 Peru?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 15.84 million against 15.17 million in Peru as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru?
678,600, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Peru ranks 37th 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.