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
- Congo
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
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.
Across the 24 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 18 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.79 million | 1.65 million | 140,540 | Congo |
| 1790s | 1.89 million | 1.77 million | 116,500 | Congo |
| 1800s | 2.00 million | 1.91 million | 87,240 | Congo |
| 1810s | 2.11 million | 2.06 million | 52,420 | Congo |
| 1820s | 2.26 million | 2.22 million | 41,680 | Congo |
| 1830s | 2.42 million | 2.40 million | 28,000 | Congo |
| 1840s | 2.60 million | 2.59 million | 3,350 | Congo |
| 1850s | 2.78 million | 2.81 million | 27,820 | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 2.98 million | 3.05 million | 69,310 | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 3.29 million | 3.31 million | 19,600 | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 3.64 million | 3.60 million | 33,290 | Congo |
| 1890s | 4.02 million | 3.92 million | 95,270 | Congo |
| 1900s | 4.44 million | 4.28 million | 162,410 | Congo |
| 1910s | 4.90 million | 4.67 million | 228,970 | Congo |
| 1920s | 5.42 million | 5.11 million | 310,510 | Congo |
| 1930s | 5.99 million | 5.59 million | 396,870 | Congo |
| 1940s | 6.62 million | 6.07 million | 554,310 | Congo |
| 1950s | 7.11 million | 6.62 million | 488,610 | Congo |
| 1960s | 9.08 million | 8.69 million | 389,670 | Congo |
| 1970s | 8.95 million | 8.35 million | 601,290 | Congo |
| 1980s | 8.90 million | 8.61 million | 287,030 | Congo |
| 1990s | 8.74 million | 8.89 million | 148,110 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 8.46 million | 8.91 million | 443,060 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 7.67 million | 9.32 million | 1.65 million | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 9.32 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 Zimbabwe?
- 1.65 million, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Congo ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 49th 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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.