American Samoa vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade

American Samoa
11.3%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
11.7%
in 2023
American Samoa rank
15th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
14th

Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time

  • American Samoa
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 11.7% against 11.3% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

American Samoa ranks 15th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 14th of 225 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 1.6% 1.6% Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 7.9% -0.0% 7.9% American Samoa
2000s 15.5% -0.5% 16.0% American Samoa
2010s 12.5% 23.8% 11.3% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 11.2% 14.4% 3.2% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, American Samoa or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 11.7% against 11.3% in American Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between American Samoa and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Democratic Republic of Congo?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
American Samoa ranks 15th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 14th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
226 places, 10,928 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.