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

Congo

7.67 million

in 2010

Syria

7.91 million

in 2010

Congo rank

52nd

Syria rank

51st

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

Syria currently reports 7.91 million against 7.67 million in Congo, a difference of 239,250.

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

Congo ranks 52nd and Syria ranks 51st 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.