What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Congo and India?

0.0029 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and India?

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.

Congo vs India: Cropland per person over the long-term

Congo

0.1172 hectares per person

in 2025

India

0.1143 hectares per person

in 2025

Congo rank

122nd

India rank

123rd

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Congo
India

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.1172 hectares per person against 0.1143 hectares per person in India, a difference of 0.0029 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 122nd and India ranks 123rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 37 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	India	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.526 hectares per person	0.2432 hectares per person	0.2828 hectares per person	Congo
1100s	0.5262 hectares per person	0.2408 hectares per person	0.2854 hectares per person	Congo
1200s	0.5264 hectares per person	0.2384 hectares per person	0.288 hectares per person	Congo
1300s	0.5267 hectares per person	0.236 hectares per person	0.2906 hectares per person	Congo
1400s	0.5269 hectares per person	0.2337 hectares per person	0.2932 hectares per person	Congo
1500s	0.5271 hectares per person	0.2314 hectares per person	0.2957 hectares per person	Congo
1600s	0.5273 hectares per person	0.2291 hectares per person	0.2982 hectares per person	Congo
1700s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.2268 hectares per person	0.3007 hectares per person	Congo
1710s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.2386 hectares per person	0.289 hectares per person	Congo
1720s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.2511 hectares per person	0.2765 hectares per person	Congo
1730s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.2644 hectares per person	0.2633 hectares per person	Congo
1740s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.2785 hectares per person	0.2492 hectares per person	Congo
1750s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.2934 hectares per person	0.2342 hectares per person	Congo
1760s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.3093 hectares per person	0.2183 hectares per person	Congo
1770s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.3262 hectares per person	0.2015 hectares per person	Congo
1780s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.3442 hectares per person	0.1836 hectares per person	Congo
1790s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.3632 hectares per person	0.1645 hectares per person	Congo
1800s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.3835 hectares per person	0.1443 hectares per person	Congo
1810s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.405 hectares per person	0.1228 hectares per person	Congo
1820s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.4362 hectares per person	0.0917 hectares per person	Congo
1830s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.4451 hectares per person	0.0828 hectares per person	Congo
1840s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.4876 hectares per person	0.0402 hectares per person	Congo
1850s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.4791 hectares per person	0.0488 hectares per person	Congo
1860s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.4621 hectares per person	0.0658 hectares per person	Congo
1870s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.4468 hectares per person	0.0811 hectares per person	Congo
1880s	0.528 hectares per person	0.4514 hectares per person	0.0766 hectares per person	Congo
1890s	0.528 hectares per person	0.4213 hectares per person	0.1067 hectares per person	Congo
1900s	0.528 hectares per person	0.4201 hectares per person	0.1079 hectares per person	Congo
1910s	0.528 hectares per person	0.4591 hectares per person	0.0689 hectares per person	Congo
1920s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.4644 hectares per person	0.0637 hectares per person	Congo
1930s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.4531 hectares per person	0.075 hectares per person	Congo
1940s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.4247 hectares per person	0.1034 hectares per person	Congo
1950s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.38 hectares per person	0.1482 hectares per person	Congo
1960s	0.4682 hectares per person	0.3293 hectares per person	0.1388 hectares per person	Congo
1970s	0.352 hectares per person	0.2699 hectares per person	0.0821 hectares per person	Congo
1980s	0.261 hectares per person	0.2177 hectares per person	0.0433 hectares per person	Congo
1990s	0.1904 hectares per person	0.1779 hectares per person	0.0124 hectares per person	Congo
2000s	0.1487 hectares per person	0.1498 hectares per person	0.0011 hectares per person	India
2010s	0.1251 hectares per person	0.1301 hectares per person	0.0049 hectares per person	India
2020s	0.1156 hectares per person	0.1175 hectares per person	0.0019 hectares per person	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Congo or India?: Congo, at 0.1172 hectares per person against 0.1143 hectares per person in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Congo and India?: 0.0029 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and India?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Congo and India rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Congo ranks 122nd and India ranks 123rd 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: 18 September 2026

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