Democratic Republic of Congo vs Vietnam: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 13.3% against 11.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Vietnam ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 14th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 4.7% | 3.1% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 3.2% | 1.9% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 8.6% | 8.6% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | -0.5% | 32.8% | 33.4% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 17.7% | 6.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.2% | 0.1% | 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 13.3% against 11.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?
- 1.6%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 14th and Vietnam ranks 12th 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
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.