Congo vs Indonesia: Grazing land use over the long-term
Congo
10.00 million hectares
in 2025
Indonesia
10.51 million hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
52nd
Indonesia rank
49th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Congo
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 10.51 million hectares against 10.00 million hectares in Congo, a difference of 514,830 hectares.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 52nd and Indonesia ranks 49th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 28 and Indonesia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.98 million hectares | 531,177 hectares | 2.45 million hectares | Congo |
| 1100s | 3.30 million hectares | 590,197 hectares | 2.71 million hectares | Congo |
| 1200s | 3.63 million hectares | 649,216 hectares | 2.98 million hectares | Congo |
| 1300s | 3.98 million hectares | 708,227 hectares | 3.27 million hectares | Congo |
| 1400s | 4.33 million hectares | 902,998 hectares | 3.43 million hectares | Congo |
| 1500s | 4.68 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | 3.58 million hectares | Congo |
| 1600s | 5.00 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 3.80 million hectares | Congo |
| 1700s | 5.25 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 3.91 million hectares | Congo |
| 1710s | 5.38 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | Congo |
| 1720s | 5.50 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 4.13 million hectares | Congo |
| 1730s | 5.62 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 4.24 million hectares | Congo |
| 1740s | 5.74 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 4.33 million hectares | Congo |
| 1750s | 5.84 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 4.43 million hectares | Congo |
| 1760s | 5.95 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 4.46 million hectares | Congo |
| 1770s | 6.04 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | Congo |
| 1780s | 6.14 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 4.51 million hectares | Congo |
| 1790s | 6.22 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 4.52 million hectares | Congo |
| 1800s | 6.30 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | Congo |
| 1810s | 6.37 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 4.51 million hectares | Congo |
| 1820s | 6.44 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 4.48 million hectares | Congo |
| 1830s | 6.50 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 4.44 million hectares | Congo |
| 1840s | 6.55 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 4.39 million hectares | Congo |
| 1850s | 6.59 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 4.34 million hectares | Congo |
| 1860s | 6.48 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 3.62 million hectares | Congo |
| 1870s | 6.75 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | Congo |
| 1880s | 7.17 million hectares | 4.04 million hectares | 3.12 million hectares | Congo |
| 1890s | 7.53 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | Congo |
| 1900s | 7.00 million hectares | 5.69 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | Congo |
| 1910s | 6.19 million hectares | 6.73 million hectares | 543,180 hectares | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 5.68 million hectares | 7.77 million hectares | 2.09 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 6.41 million hectares | 8.83 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 7.15 million hectares | 9.84 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 8.99 million hectares | 11.31 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 10.00 million hectares | 11.87 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 10.00 million hectares | 11.78 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 10.00 million hectares | 11.78 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 10.00 million hectares | 11.30 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 10.00 million hectares | 10.63 million hectares | 630,969 hectares | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 10.00 million hectares | 10.51 million hectares | 514,081 hectares | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 10.00 million hectares | 10.50 million hectares | 499,650 hectares | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Congo or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 10.51 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 Indonesia?
- 514,830 hectares, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Indonesia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Indonesia rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Congo ranks 52nd and Indonesia ranks 49th 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.