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

Democratic Republic of Congo
15.84 million
in 2010
Yemen
17.94 million
in 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
36th
Yemen rank
33rd

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 17.94 million against 15.84 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.09 million.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 33rd of 179 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Yemen Difference Ahead
1780s 3.23 million 5.33 million 2.10 million Yemen
1790s 3.47 million 5.51 million 2.04 million Yemen
1800s 3.73 million 5.71 million 1.98 million Yemen
1810s 4.01 million 5.90 million 1.89 million Yemen
1820s 4.32 million 6.11 million 1.79 million Yemen
1830s 4.65 million 6.32 million 1.67 million Yemen
1840s 5.01 million 6.59 million 1.58 million Yemen
1850s 5.40 million 6.88 million 1.49 million Yemen
1860s 5.81 million 7.19 million 1.38 million Yemen
1870s 6.27 million 7.51 million 1.24 million Yemen
1880s 6.77 million 7.98 million 1.22 million Yemen
1890s 7.30 million 8.48 million 1.18 million Yemen
1900s 7.87 million 9.00 million 1.13 million Yemen
1910s 8.51 million 9.55 million 1.04 million Yemen
1920s 9.16 million 10.53 million 1.37 million Yemen
1930s 9.62 million 11.58 million 1.96 million Yemen
1940s 10.43 million 12.68 million 2.25 million Yemen
1950s 11.28 million 13.85 million 2.57 million Yemen
1960s 14.94 million 17.28 million 2.34 million Yemen
1970s 14.63 million 17.28 million 2.64 million Yemen
1980s 14.61 million 17.27 million 2.66 million Yemen
1990s 14.60 million 17.93 million 3.34 million Yemen
2000s 14.48 million 17.92 million 3.44 million Yemen
2010s 15.84 million 17.94 million 2.09 million Yemen

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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 17.94 million against 15.84 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen?
2.09 million, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 33rd 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.