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

Democratic Republic of Congo
11.7%
in 2023
Solomon Islands
11.1%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
14th
Solomon Islands rank
16th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 11.7% against 11.1% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.6%.

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

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 14th and Solomon Islands ranks 16th of 225 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 1.6% 1.4% 0.2% Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 1.3% 14.2% 12.9% Solomon Islands
1990s -0.0% 13.3% 13.3% Solomon Islands
2000s -0.5% 24.2% 24.7% Solomon Islands
2010s 23.8% 12.8% 11.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 14.4% 11.1% 3.3% 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Solomon Islands?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 11.7% against 11.1% in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Democratic Republic of Congo and Solomon Islands?
0.6%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Solomon Islands?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Solomon Islands rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 14th and Solomon Islands ranks 16th 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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About this data

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.