Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.3188 hectares per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.2993 hectares per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
108th
Nigeria rank
110th

Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.3188 hectares per person against 0.2993 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0195 hectares per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 110th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.46 hectares per person 1.1 hectares per person 0.3567 hectares per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 1.13 hectares per person 0.8896 hectares per person 0.2364 hectares per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.8443 hectares per person 0.6863 hectares per person 0.158 hectares per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.608 hectares per person 0.5716 hectares per person 0.0364 hectares per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.4454 hectares per person 0.4629 hectares per person 0.0176 hectares per person Nigeria
2010s 0.3988 hectares per person 0.3608 hectares per person 0.038 hectares per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.3368 hectares per person 0.3108 hectares per person 0.0259 hectares per person Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.3188 hectares per person against 0.2993 hectares per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
0.0195 hectares per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 110th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.