Congo vs Portugal: Arable land

Congo
0.089 hectares per person
in 2023
Portugal
0.0877 hectares per person
in 2023
Congo rank
118th
Portugal rank
120th

Arable land over time

  • Congo
  • Portugal
0.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.089 hectares per person against 0.0877 hectares per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0013 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 118th and Portugal ranks 120th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4299 hectares per person 0.2789 hectares per person 0.151 hectares per person Congo
1970s 0.3256 hectares per person 0.2714 hectares per person 0.0542 hectares per person Congo
1980s 0.2499 hectares per person 0.2411 hectares per person 0.0088 hectares per person Congo
1990s 0.1793 hectares per person 0.2085 hectares per person 0.0292 hectares per person Portugal
2000s 0.135 hectares per person 0.1355 hectares per person 0.0004 hectares per person Portugal
2010s 0.1079 hectares per person 0.1019 hectares per person 0.006 hectares per person Congo
2020s 0.0923 hectares per person 0.0912 hectares per person 0.001 hectares per person Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Congo or Portugal?
Congo, at 0.089 hectares per person against 0.0877 hectares per person in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Congo and Portugal?
0.0013 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Portugal rank globally for arable land?
Congo ranks 118th and Portugal ranks 120th 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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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.