Congo vs North Korea: Arable land

Congo
0.089 hectares per person
in 2023
North Korea
0.0869 hectares per person
in 2023
Congo rank
118th
North Korea rank
121st

Arable land over time

  • Congo
  • North Korea
0.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.089 hectares per person against 0.0869 hectares per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0021 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 118th and North Korea ranks 121st of 206 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4299 hectares per person 0.1625 hectares per person 0.2674 hectares per person Congo
1970s 0.3256 hectares per person 0.131 hectares per person 0.1946 hectares per person Congo
1980s 0.2499 hectares per person 0.1174 hectares per person 0.1324 hectares per person Congo
1990s 0.1793 hectares per person 0.1035 hectares per person 0.0757 hectares per person Congo
2000s 0.135 hectares per person 0.0961 hectares per person 0.0389 hectares per person Congo
2010s 0.1079 hectares per person 0.0914 hectares per person 0.0166 hectares per person Congo
2020s 0.0923 hectares per person 0.0873 hectares per person 0.0049 hectares per person Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Congo or North Korea?
Congo, at 0.089 hectares per person against 0.0869 hectares per person in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Congo and North Korea?
0.0021 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and North Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and North Korea rank globally for arable land?
Congo ranks 118th and North Korea ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.