Congo vs Syria: Grazing land use over the long term

Congo
10.00 million
in 2025
Syria
8.16 million
in 2025
Congo rank
52nd
Syria rank
55th

Grazing land use over the long term over time

  • Congo
  • Syria
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M100015122025

How they compare

Congo currently reports 10.00 million against 8.16 million in Syria, a difference of 1.84 million.

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

Across all 108 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 52nd and Syria ranks 55th of 202 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Syria Difference Ahead
1000s 2.98 million 2.15 million 835,750 Congo
1100s 3.30 million 2.25 million 1.04 million Congo
1200s 3.63 million 2.36 million 1.27 million Congo
1300s 3.98 million 2.46 million 1.51 million Congo
1400s 4.33 million 1.96 million 2.37 million Congo
1500s 4.68 million 2.08 million 2.60 million Congo
1600s 5.00 million 2.41 million 2.59 million Congo
1700s 5.25 million 2.40 million 2.85 million Congo
1710s 5.38 million 2.41 million 2.97 million Congo
1720s 5.50 million 2.42 million 3.08 million Congo
1730s 5.62 million 2.43 million 3.19 million Congo
1740s 5.74 million 2.44 million 3.29 million Congo
1750s 5.84 million 2.46 million 3.39 million Congo
1760s 5.95 million 2.47 million 3.48 million Congo
1770s 6.04 million 2.48 million 3.57 million Congo
1780s 6.14 million 2.49 million 3.65 million Congo
1790s 6.22 million 2.50 million 3.72 million Congo
1800s 6.30 million 2.51 million 3.79 million Congo
1810s 6.37 million 2.52 million 3.86 million Congo
1820s 6.44 million 2.53 million 3.91 million Congo
1830s 6.50 million 2.63 million 3.87 million Congo
1840s 6.55 million 2.71 million 3.84 million Congo
1850s 6.59 million 2.79 million 3.80 million Congo
1860s 6.48 million 2.88 million 3.60 million Congo
1870s 6.75 million 2.97 million 3.78 million Congo
1880s 7.17 million 3.34 million 3.83 million Congo
1890s 7.53 million 3.72 million 3.81 million Congo
1900s 7.00 million 3.64 million 3.36 million Congo
1910s 6.19 million 3.57 million 2.62 million Congo
1920s 5.68 million 3.49 million 2.19 million Congo
1930s 6.41 million 3.41 million 3.00 million Congo
1940s 7.15 million 5.34 million 1.81 million Congo
1950s 8.99 million 7.10 million 1.89 million Congo
1960s 10.00 million 7.98 million 2.02 million Congo
1970s 10.00 million 8.27 million 1.73 million Congo
1980s 10.00 million 8.29 million 1.71 million Congo
1990s 10.00 million 8.18 million 1.82 million Congo
2000s 10.00 million 8.28 million 1.72 million Congo
2010s 10.00 million 8.19 million 1.81 million Congo
2020s 10.00 million 8.17 million 1.83 million Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Congo or Syria?
Congo, at 10.00 million against 8.16 million in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Congo and Syria?
1.84 million, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Syria?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Congo and Syria rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
Congo ranks 52nd and Syria ranks 55th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Grazing land use over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed