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

Congo

7.67 million

in 2010

Spain

7.28 million

in 2010

Congo rank

52nd

Spain rank

55th

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

Congo currently reports 7.67 million against 7.28 million in Spain, a difference of 390,350.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Spain ahead.

Congo ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 55th 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.