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

0.006 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.

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

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 Rwanda: Cropland per person over the long-term

Congo

0.1172 hectares per person

in 2025

Rwanda

0.1112 hectares per person

in 2025

Congo rank

122nd

Rwanda rank

125th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Congo
Rwanda

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.1172 hectares per person against 0.1112 hectares per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.006 hectares per person.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 122nd and Rwanda ranks 125th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 38 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.526 hectares per person	0.2645 hectares per person	0.2615 hectares per person	Congo
1100s	0.5262 hectares per person	0.2598 hectares per person	0.2664 hectares per person	Congo
1200s	0.5264 hectares per person	0.255 hectares per person	0.2715 hectares per person	Congo
1300s	0.5267 hectares per person	0.2499 hectares per person	0.2768 hectares per person	Congo
1400s	0.5269 hectares per person	0.2446 hectares per person	0.2823 hectares per person	Congo
1500s	0.5271 hectares per person	0.2391 hectares per person	0.288 hectares per person	Congo
1600s	0.5273 hectares per person	0.2333 hectares per person	0.294 hectares per person	Congo
1700s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.2272 hectares per person	0.3003 hectares per person	Congo
1710s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.2266 hectares per person	0.301 hectares per person	Congo
1720s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.226 hectares per person	0.3016 hectares per person	Congo
1730s	0.5276 hectares per person	0.2253 hectares per person	0.3023 hectares per person	Congo
1740s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.2247 hectares per person	0.303 hectares per person	Congo
1750s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.2241 hectares per person	0.3036 hectares per person	Congo
1760s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.2234 hectares per person	0.3043 hectares per person	Congo
1770s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.2228 hectares per person	0.305 hectares per person	Congo
1780s	0.5277 hectares per person	0.2221 hectares per person	0.3056 hectares per person	Congo
1790s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.2215 hectares per person	0.3063 hectares per person	Congo
1800s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.2208 hectares per person	0.307 hectares per person	Congo
1810s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.2201 hectares per person	0.3077 hectares per person	Congo
1820s	0.5278 hectares per person	0.2195 hectares per person	0.3084 hectares per person	Congo
1830s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.2188 hectares per person	0.3091 hectares per person	Congo
1840s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.2181 hectares per person	0.3098 hectares per person	Congo
1850s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.2174 hectares per person	0.3105 hectares per person	Congo
1860s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.2168 hectares per person	0.3112 hectares per person	Congo
1870s	0.5279 hectares per person	0.2161 hectares per person	0.3119 hectares per person	Congo
1880s	0.528 hectares per person	0.2154 hectares per person	0.3126 hectares per person	Congo
1890s	0.528 hectares per person	0.2147 hectares per person	0.3133 hectares per person	Congo
1900s	0.528 hectares per person	0.214 hectares per person	0.314 hectares per person	Congo
1910s	0.528 hectares per person	0.2133 hectares per person	0.3148 hectares per person	Congo
1920s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.2125 hectares per person	0.3155 hectares per person	Congo
1930s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.2118 hectares per person	0.3162 hectares per person	Congo
1940s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.2111 hectares per person	0.317 hectares per person	Congo
1950s	0.5281 hectares per person	0.2101 hectares per person	0.3181 hectares per person	Congo
1960s	0.4682 hectares per person	0.2014 hectares per person	0.2668 hectares per person	Congo
1970s	0.352 hectares per person	0.2019 hectares per person	0.15 hectares per person	Congo
1980s	0.261 hectares per person	0.1826 hectares per person	0.0784 hectares per person	Congo
1990s	0.1904 hectares per person	0.1685 hectares per person	0.0219 hectares per person	Congo
2000s	0.1487 hectares per person	0.1587 hectares per person	0.0099 hectares per person	Rwanda
2010s	0.1251 hectares per person	0.13 hectares per person	0.0048 hectares per person	Rwanda
2020s	0.1156 hectares per person	0.1128 hectares per person	0.0028 hectares per person	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Congo or Rwanda?: Congo, at 0.1172 hectares per person against 0.1112 hectares per person in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Congo and Rwanda?: 0.006 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Rwanda?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Congo and Rwanda rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Congo ranks 122nd and Rwanda ranks 125th 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.