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

Democratic Republic of Congo
15.84 million
in 2010
Tanzania
14.43 million
in 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
36th
Tanzania rank
38th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 15.84 million against 14.43 million in Tanzania, a difference of 1.42 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Tanzania ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Tanzania ranks 38th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 15 and Tanzania in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Tanzania Difference Ahead
1780s 3.23 million 5.59 million 2.36 million Tanzania
1790s 3.47 million 5.51 million 2.04 million Tanzania
1800s 3.73 million 5.42 million 1.69 million Tanzania
1810s 4.01 million 5.34 million 1.33 million Tanzania
1820s 4.32 million 5.34 million 1.03 million Tanzania
1830s 4.65 million 5.35 million 698,840 Tanzania
1840s 5.01 million 5.36 million 349,320 Tanzania
1850s 5.40 million 5.37 million 25,010 Democratic Republic of Congo
1860s 5.81 million 5.38 million 429,730 Democratic Republic of Congo
1870s 6.27 million 5.56 million 715,140 Democratic Republic of Congo
1880s 6.77 million 5.74 million 1.03 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1890s 7.30 million 5.92 million 1.38 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s 7.87 million 5.86 million 2.02 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 8.51 million 6.05 million 2.46 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 9.16 million 7.09 million 2.07 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 9.62 million 8.31 million 1.31 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 10.43 million 9.73 million 701,810 Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 11.28 million 10.73 million 550,200 Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 14.94 million 12.91 million 2.03 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 14.63 million 13.61 million 1.02 million Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 14.61 million 14.74 million 127,300 Tanzania
1990s 14.60 million 14.65 million 51,000 Tanzania
2000s 14.48 million 13.95 million 533,900 Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 15.84 million 14.43 million 1.42 million 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 Tanzania?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 15.84 million against 14.43 million in Tanzania as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
1.42 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Tanzania ranks 38th 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.