What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Democratic Republic of Congo and Portugal?

0.001 hectares per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Portugal?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Portugal: Cropland per person over the long-term

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.1785 hectares per person

in 2025

Portugal

0.1775 hectares per person

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

87th

Portugal rank

88th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Portugal

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.1785 hectares per person against 0.1775 hectares per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.001 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 88th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 29 and Portugal in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.5009 hectares per person	0.058 hectares per person	Portugal
1100s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4932 hectares per person	0.0503 hectares per person	Portugal
1200s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.485 hectares per person	0.0422 hectares per person	Portugal
1300s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4762 hectares per person	0.0334 hectares per person	Portugal
1400s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4667 hectares per person	0.0239 hectares per person	Portugal
1500s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4564 hectares per person	0.0136 hectares per person	Portugal
1600s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4451 hectares per person	0.0022 hectares per person	Portugal
1700s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4325 hectares per person	0.0104 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1710s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4391 hectares per person	0.0038 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1720s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4341 hectares per person	0.0088 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1730s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4327 hectares per person	0.0102 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1740s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4312 hectares per person	0.0116 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1750s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4298 hectares per person	0.013 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1760s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4284 hectares per person	0.0145 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1770s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4269 hectares per person	0.016 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1780s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4254 hectares per person	0.0174 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1790s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4239 hectares per person	0.019 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1800s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4223 hectares per person	0.0205 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1810s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4208 hectares per person	0.0221 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1820s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4192 hectares per person	0.0236 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1830s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4169 hectares per person	0.0259 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1840s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4153 hectares per person	0.0276 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1850s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.413 hectares per person	0.0298 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1860s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.411 hectares per person	0.0318 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1870s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.409 hectares per person	0.0339 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1880s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.4051 hectares per person	0.0377 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1890s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.3996 hectares per person	0.0433 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.3942 hectares per person	0.0487 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.3929 hectares per person	0.05 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.3888 hectares per person	0.0541 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.3966 hectares per person	0.0463 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.3945 hectares per person	0.0483 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s	0.4428 hectares per person	0.3763 hectares per person	0.0666 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s	0.4099 hectares per person	0.3635 hectares per person	0.0464 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	0.3292 hectares per person	0.3554 hectares per person	0.0262 hectares per person	Portugal
1980s	0.2628 hectares per person	0.3309 hectares per person	0.0682 hectares per person	Portugal
1990s	0.1929 hectares per person	0.291 hectares per person	0.0981 hectares per person	Portugal
2000s	0.1407 hectares per person	0.213 hectares per person	0.0723 hectares per person	Portugal
2010s	0.1802 hectares per person	0.1751 hectares per person	0.0051 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.1787 hectares per person	0.1763 hectares per person	0.0025 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Democratic Republic of Congo or Portugal?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.1785 hectares per person against 0.1775 hectares per person in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Democratic Republic of Congo and Portugal?: 0.001 hectares per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Portugal?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Portugal rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 88th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.