Congo vs New Caledonia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Congo
0.2%
in 2023
New Caledonia
0.2%
in 2023
Congo rank
79th
New Caledonia rank
80th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Congo
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Congo ranks 79th and New Caledonia ranks 80th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and New Caledonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | -0.2% | -11.4% | 11.2% | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -1.1% | 1.3% | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -19.2% | 19.9% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -2.6% | 3.1% | 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, Congo or New Caledonia?
- Congo, at 0.2% against 0.2% in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Congo and New Caledonia?
- 0.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and New Caledonia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Congo and New Caledonia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Congo ranks 79th and New Caledonia ranks 80th 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.