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
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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.