Congo vs Guinea: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Congo
7.67 million
in 2010
Guinea
7.50 million
in 2010
Congo rank
52nd
Guinea rank
54th

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

  • Congo
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 7.67 million against 7.50 million in Guinea, a difference of 170,120.

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

Congo ranks 52nd and Guinea ranks 54th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 9 and Guinea in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Guinea Difference Ahead
1780s 1.79 million 2.73 million 936,400 Guinea
1790s 1.89 million 2.68 million 791,210 Guinea
1800s 2.00 million 2.64 million 641,410 Guinea
1810s 2.11 million 2.60 million 486,050 Guinea
1820s 2.26 million 2.67 million 411,010 Guinea
1830s 2.42 million 2.75 million 326,370 Guinea
1840s 2.60 million 2.83 million 233,060 Guinea
1850s 2.78 million 2.91 million 129,350 Guinea
1860s 2.98 million 3.00 million 14,890 Guinea
1870s 3.29 million 3.12 million 170,800 Congo
1880s 3.64 million 3.25 million 383,510 Congo
1890s 4.02 million 3.39 million 626,640 Congo
1900s 4.44 million 3.53 million 904,000 Congo
1910s 4.90 million 3.68 million 1.22 million Congo
1920s 5.42 million 4.50 million 917,230 Congo
1930s 5.99 million 5.50 million 493,560 Congo
1940s 6.62 million 6.64 million 14,370 Guinea
1950s 7.11 million 7.97 million 861,520 Guinea
1960s 9.08 million 9.67 million 593,760 Guinea
1970s 8.95 million 9.67 million 722,740 Guinea
1980s 8.90 million 9.64 million 742,350 Guinea
1990s 8.74 million 9.70 million 953,920 Guinea
2000s 8.46 million 7.61 million 854,360 Congo
2010s 7.67 million 7.50 million 170,120 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?, Congo or Guinea?
Congo, at 7.67 million against 7.50 million in Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Congo and Guinea?
170,120, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Congo and Guinea rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Congo ranks 52nd and Guinea ranks 54th 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.