Congo vs India: Grazing land use over the long-term
Congo
10.00 million hectares
in 2025
India
10.48 million hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
52nd
India rank
50th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Congo
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 10.48 million hectares against 10.00 million hectares in Congo, a difference of 477,530 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 52nd and India ranks 50th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 32 and India in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.98 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Congo |
| 1100s | 3.30 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Congo |
| 1200s | 3.63 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | Congo |
| 1300s | 3.98 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | Congo |
| 1400s | 4.33 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | Congo |
| 1500s | 4.68 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | Congo |
| 1600s | 5.00 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | 2.68 million hectares | Congo |
| 1700s | 5.25 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares | Congo |
| 1710s | 5.38 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | Congo |
| 1720s | 5.50 million hectares | 2.96 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | Congo |
| 1730s | 5.62 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | Congo |
| 1740s | 5.74 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | Congo |
| 1750s | 5.84 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | Congo |
| 1760s | 5.95 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | 2.73 million hectares | Congo |
| 1770s | 6.04 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | Congo |
| 1780s | 6.14 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | Congo |
| 1790s | 6.22 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | Congo |
| 1800s | 6.30 million hectares | 3.47 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | Congo |
| 1810s | 6.37 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | Congo |
| 1820s | 6.44 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 2.91 million hectares | Congo |
| 1830s | 6.50 million hectares | 3.72 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | Congo |
| 1840s | 6.55 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | Congo |
| 1850s | 6.59 million hectares | 3.99 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | Congo |
| 1860s | 6.48 million hectares | 4.20 million hectares | 2.28 million hectares | Congo |
| 1870s | 6.75 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | Congo |
| 1880s | 7.17 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | Congo |
| 1890s | 7.53 million hectares | 4.81 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | Congo |
| 1900s | 7.00 million hectares | 4.89 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | Congo |
| 1910s | 6.19 million hectares | 4.54 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | Congo |
| 1920s | 5.68 million hectares | 4.59 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | Congo |
| 1930s | 6.41 million hectares | 5.08 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | Congo |
| 1940s | 7.15 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Congo |
| 1950s | 8.99 million hectares | 9.84 million hectares | 851,896 hectares | India |
| 1960s | 10.00 million hectares | 13.96 million hectares | 3.96 million hectares | India |
| 1970s | 10.00 million hectares | 12.56 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | India |
| 1980s | 10.00 million hectares | 11.75 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | India |
| 1990s | 10.00 million hectares | 11.05 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | India |
| 2000s | 10.00 million hectares | 10.50 million hectares | 499,119 hectares | India |
| 2010s | 10.00 million hectares | 10.26 million hectares | 262,781 hectares | India |
| 2020s | 10.00 million hectares | 10.39 million hectares | 386,750 hectares | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Congo or India?
- India, at 10.48 million hectares against 10.00 million hectares in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Congo and India?
- 477,530 hectares, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and India?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Congo and India rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Congo ranks 52nd and India ranks 50th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.