What is grazing land use over the long-term in Congo?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Congo was 10.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Congo?

The highest recorded value was 10.00 million hectares in 1994.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 2.98 million hectares in 1000.

How does Congo rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

Congo ranks 52nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Congo?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Congo data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Congo

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Congo
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Congo: Grazing land use over the long-term was 10.00 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

10.00 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

52nd

of 202 countries

All-time high

10.00 million hectares

in 1994

All-time low

2.98 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Congo, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Congo recorded 10.00 million hectares for grazing land use over the long-term in 2025.

The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Congo peaked at 10.00 million hectares in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.98 million hectares, in 1000.

That places Congo 52nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	2.98 million hectares	2.98 million hectares	2.98 million hectares	1
1100s	3.30 million hectares	3.30 million hectares	3.30 million hectares	1
1200s	3.63 million hectares	3.63 million hectares	3.63 million hectares	1
1300s	3.98 million hectares	3.98 million hectares	3.98 million hectares	1
1400s	4.33 million hectares	4.33 million hectares	4.33 million hectares	1
1500s	4.68 million hectares	4.68 million hectares	4.68 million hectares	1
1600s	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	1
1700s	5.25 million hectares	5.25 million hectares	5.25 million hectares	1
1710s	5.38 million hectares	5.38 million hectares	5.38 million hectares	1
1720s	5.50 million hectares	5.50 million hectares	5.50 million hectares	1
1730s	5.62 million hectares	5.62 million hectares	5.62 million hectares	1
1740s	5.74 million hectares	5.74 million hectares	5.74 million hectares	1
1750s	5.84 million hectares	5.84 million hectares	5.84 million hectares	1
1760s	5.95 million hectares	5.95 million hectares	5.95 million hectares	1
1770s	6.04 million hectares	6.04 million hectares	6.04 million hectares	1
1780s	6.14 million hectares	6.14 million hectares	6.14 million hectares	1
1790s	6.22 million hectares	6.22 million hectares	6.22 million hectares	1
1800s	6.30 million hectares	6.30 million hectares	6.30 million hectares	1
1810s	6.37 million hectares	6.37 million hectares	6.37 million hectares	1
1820s	6.44 million hectares	6.44 million hectares	6.44 million hectares	1
1830s	6.50 million hectares	6.50 million hectares	6.50 million hectares	1
1840s	6.55 million hectares	6.55 million hectares	6.55 million hectares	1
1850s	6.59 million hectares	6.59 million hectares	6.59 million hectares	1
1860s	6.48 million hectares	6.48 million hectares	6.48 million hectares	1
1870s	6.75 million hectares	6.75 million hectares	6.75 million hectares	1
1880s	7.17 million hectares	7.17 million hectares	7.17 million hectares	1
1890s	7.53 million hectares	7.53 million hectares	7.53 million hectares	1
1900s	7.00 million hectares	7.00 million hectares	7.00 million hectares	1
1910s	6.19 million hectares	6.19 million hectares	6.19 million hectares	1
1920s	5.68 million hectares	5.68 million hectares	5.68 million hectares	1
1930s	6.41 million hectares	6.41 million hectares	6.41 million hectares	1
1940s	7.15 million hectares	7.15 million hectares	7.15 million hectares	1
1950s	8.99 million hectares	8.27 million hectares	9.79 million hectares	10
1960s	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10
1970s	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10
1980s	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10
1990s	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10
2000s	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10
2010s	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10
2020s	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Congo

49 Indonesia 10.51 million hectares compare
50 India 10.48 million hectares compare
51 Spain 10.13 million hectares compare
53 Kyrgyzstan 8.99 million hectares compare
54 New Zealand 8.68 million hectares compare
55 Syria 8.16 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Congo

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4604 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4601 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7254 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in Congo?: Grazing land use over the long-term in Congo was 10.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Congo?: The highest recorded value was 10.00 million hectares in 1994.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 2.98 million hectares in 1000.
How does Congo rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: Congo ranks 52nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.