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

0.0054 hectares per person, with Kenya ahead.

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

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 Kenya: Cropland per person over the long-term

Congo

0.1172 hectares per person

in 2025

Kenya

0.1226 hectares per person

in 2025

Congo rank

122nd

Kenya rank

119th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Congo
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.1226 hectares per person against 0.1172 hectares per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0054 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 122nd and Kenya ranks 119th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 36 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.526 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0766 hectares per person	Congo
1100s	0.5262 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0768 hectares per person	Congo
1200s	0.5264 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0771 hectares per person	Congo
1300s	0.5267 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0773 hectares per person	Congo
1400s	0.5269 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0775 hectares per person	Congo
1500s	0.5271 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0777 hectares per person	Congo
1600s	0.5273 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.078 hectares per person	Congo
1700s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0782 hectares per person	Congo
1710s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0782 hectares per person	Congo
1720s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0782 hectares per person	Congo
1730s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0783 hectares per person	Congo
1740s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0783 hectares per person	Congo
1750s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0783 hectares per person	Congo
1760s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0783 hectares per person	Congo
1770s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0783 hectares per person	Congo
1780s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0784 hectares per person	Congo
1790s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0784 hectares per person	Congo
1800s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0784 hectares per person	Congo
1810s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0784 hectares per person	Congo
1820s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0785 hectares per person	Congo
1830s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0785 hectares per person	Congo
1840s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0785 hectares per person	Congo
1850s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0785 hectares per person	Congo
1860s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0785 hectares per person	Congo
1870s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0786 hectares per person	Congo
1880s	0.528 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0786 hectares per person	Congo
1890s	0.528 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0786 hectares per person	Congo
1900s	0.528 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0786 hectares per person	Congo
1910s	0.528 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0787 hectares per person	Congo
1920s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0787 hectares per person	Congo
1930s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0787 hectares per person	Congo
1940s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0787 hectares per person	Congo
1950s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.4494 hectares per person	0.0788 hectares per person	Congo
1960s	0.4682 hectares per person	0.4017 hectares per person	0.0665 hectares per person	Congo
1970s	0.352 hectares per person	0.304 hectares per person	0.048 hectares per person	Congo
1980s	0.261 hectares per person	0.2428 hectares per person	0.0181 hectares per person	Congo
1990s	0.1904 hectares per person	0.2077 hectares per person	0.0173 hectares per person	Kenya
2000s	0.1487 hectares per person	0.1606 hectares per person	0.0119 hectares per person	Kenya
2010s	0.1251 hectares per person	0.1546 hectares per person	0.0295 hectares per person	Kenya
2020s	0.1156 hectares per person	0.1316 hectares per person	0.016 hectares per person	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Congo or Kenya?: Kenya, at 0.1226 hectares per person against 0.1172 hectares per person in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Congo and Kenya?: 0.0054 hectares per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kenya?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Congo and Kenya rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Congo ranks 122nd and Kenya ranks 119th 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.