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

  • Congo
  • Syria
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How they compare

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.

Across the 24 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 18 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Syria Difference Ahead
1780s 1.79 million 2.22 million 425,970 Syria
1790s 1.89 million 2.23 million 341,470 Syria
1800s 2.00 million 2.25 million 251,320 Syria
1810s 2.11 million 2.27 million 155,470 Syria
1820s 2.26 million 2.28 million 21,450 Syria
1830s 2.42 million 2.38 million 39,760 Congo
1840s 2.60 million 2.47 million 131,810 Congo
1850s 2.78 million 2.55 million 233,550 Congo
1860s 2.98 million 2.64 million 345,500 Congo
1870s 3.29 million 2.73 million 566,310 Congo
1880s 3.64 million 3.08 million 554,500 Congo
1890s 4.02 million 3.44 million 578,300 Congo
1900s 4.44 million 3.39 million 1.05 million Congo
1910s 4.90 million 3.33 million 1.57 million Congo
1920s 5.42 million 3.28 million 2.14 million Congo
1930s 5.99 million 3.23 million 2.76 million Congo
1940s 6.62 million 5.07 million 1.55 million Congo
1950s 7.11 million 6.17 million 935,690 Congo
1960s 9.08 million 8.02 million 1.06 million Congo
1970s 8.95 million 7.10 million 1.86 million Congo
1980s 8.90 million 7.87 million 1.03 million Congo
1990s 8.74 million 7.42 million 1.33 million Congo
2000s 8.46 million 7.72 million 745,540 Congo
2010s 7.67 million 7.91 million 239,250 Syria

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 Syria?
Syria, at 7.91 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 Syria?
239,250, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Syria?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Congo and Syria rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Congo ranks 52nd and Syria ranks 51st 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.