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

Congo

7.67 million

in 2010

Zimbabwe

9.32 million

in 2010

Congo rank

52nd

Zimbabwe rank

49th

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

Zimbabwe currently reports 9.32 million against 7.67 million in Congo, a difference of 1.65 million.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 49th 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.