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

Democratic Republic of Congo

15.84 million

in 2010

Venezuela

14.19 million

in 2010

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

36th

Venezuela rank

39th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 15.84 million against 14.19 million in Venezuela, a difference of 1.65 million.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Venezuela ranks 39th 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.