Congo vs USSR: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Congo
0.2%
in 2023
USSR
0.3%
in 1991
Congo rank
79th
USSR rank
77th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Congo
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.8 times Congo's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 79th and USSR ranks 77th of 225 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | USSR |
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | USSR |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | USSR |
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 USSR?
- USSR, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Congo as of 1991.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Congo and USSR?
- 0.1%, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and USSR?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1991.
- How do Congo and USSR rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Congo ranks 79th and USSR ranks 77th 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.