Congo vs Faroe Islands: Agricultural land per capita
Congo
1.72 hectares per capita
in 2023
Faroe Islands
1.76 hectares per capita
in 2023
Congo rank
30th
Faroe Islands rank
29th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Congo
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 1.76 hectares per capita against 1.72 hectares per capita in Congo, a difference of 0.04 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 30th and Faroe Islands ranks 29th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Faroe Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.74 hectares per capita | 2.66 hectares per capita | 6.08 hectares per capita | Congo |
| 1970s | 6.64 hectares per capita | 2.39 hectares per capita | 4.25 hectares per capita | Congo |
| 1980s | 5.18 hectares per capita | 2.13 hectares per capita | 3.05 hectares per capita | Congo |
| 1990s | 3.91 hectares per capita | 2.13 hectares per capita | 1.78 hectares per capita | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.9 hectares per capita | 2.03 hectares per capita | 0.8754 hectares per capita | Congo |
| 2010s | 2.12 hectares per capita | 1.96 hectares per capita | 0.1598 hectares per capita | Congo |
| 2020s | 1.79 hectares per capita | 1.79 hectares per capita | 0.0025 hectares per capita | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Congo or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 1.76 hectares per capita against 1.72 hectares per capita in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Congo and Faroe Islands?
- 0.04 hectares per capita, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Faroe Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Faroe Islands rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Congo ranks 30th and Faroe Islands ranks 29th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.