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

Congo
7.67 million
in 2010
Kyrgyzstan
8.75 million
in 2010
Congo rank
52nd
Kyrgyzstan rank
50th

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

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How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 8.75 million against 7.67 million in Congo, a difference of 1.08 million.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Congo ranks 52nd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 50th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 8 and Kyrgyzstan in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1780s 1.79 million 2.65 million 855,460 Kyrgyzstan
1790s 1.89 million 2.78 million 888,300 Kyrgyzstan
1800s 2.00 million 2.92 million 921,460 Kyrgyzstan
1810s 2.11 million 3.07 million 958,020 Kyrgyzstan
1820s 2.26 million 3.22 million 959,490 Kyrgyzstan
1830s 2.42 million 3.38 million 960,660 Kyrgyzstan
1840s 2.60 million 3.55 million 956,070 Kyrgyzstan
1850s 2.78 million 3.73 million 946,500 Kyrgyzstan
1860s 2.98 million 3.91 million 929,540 Kyrgyzstan
1870s 3.29 million 4.10 million 810,290 Kyrgyzstan
1880s 3.64 million 4.32 million 685,470 Kyrgyzstan
1890s 4.02 million 4.55 million 530,660 Kyrgyzstan
1900s 4.44 million 4.81 million 367,620 Kyrgyzstan
1910s 4.90 million 5.08 million 174,240 Kyrgyzstan
1920s 5.42 million 5.39 million 32,670 Congo
1930s 5.99 million 5.68 million 314,710 Congo
1940s 6.62 million 5.91 million 711,110 Congo
1950s 7.11 million 6.13 million 971,370 Congo
1960s 9.08 million 7.62 million 1.46 million Congo
1970s 8.95 million 7.80 million 1.15 million Congo
1980s 8.90 million 7.96 million 942,610 Congo
1990s 8.74 million 8.00 million 740,950 Congo
2000s 8.46 million 8.70 million 235,650 Kyrgyzstan
2010s 7.67 million 8.75 million 1.08 million Kyrgyzstan

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 Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan, at 8.75 million against 7.67 million in Congo as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Congo and Kyrgyzstan?
1.08 million, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kyrgyzstan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Congo and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Congo ranks 52nd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 50th 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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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.