Congo vs Rwanda: Cropland per person over the long term
Congo
0.1172
in 2025
Rwanda
0.1112
in 2025
Congo rank
121st
Rwanda rank
124th
Cropland per person over the long term over time
- Congo
- Rwanda
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.1172 against 0.1112 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.006.
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 121st and Rwanda ranks 124th of 199 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 | 0.2645 | 0.2615 | Congo |
| 1100s | 0.5262 | 0.2598 | 0.2664 | Congo |
| 1200s | 0.5264 | 0.255 | 0.2715 | Congo |
| 1300s | 0.5267 | 0.2499 | 0.2768 | Congo |
| 1400s | 0.5269 | 0.2446 | 0.2823 | Congo |
| 1500s | 0.5271 | 0.2391 | 0.288 | Congo |
| 1600s | 0.5273 | 0.2333 | 0.294 | Congo |
| 1700s | 0.5276 | 0.2272 | 0.3003 | Congo |
| 1710s | 0.5276 | 0.2266 | 0.301 | Congo |
| 1720s | 0.5276 | 0.226 | 0.3016 | Congo |
| 1730s | 0.5276 | 0.2253 | 0.3023 | Congo |
| 1740s | 0.5277 | 0.2247 | 0.303 | Congo |
| 1750s | 0.5277 | 0.2241 | 0.3036 | Congo |
| 1760s | 0.5277 | 0.2234 | 0.3043 | Congo |
| 1770s | 0.5277 | 0.2228 | 0.305 | Congo |
| 1780s | 0.5277 | 0.2221 | 0.3056 | Congo |
| 1790s | 0.5278 | 0.2215 | 0.3063 | Congo |
| 1800s | 0.5278 | 0.2208 | 0.307 | Congo |
| 1810s | 0.5278 | 0.2201 | 0.3077 | Congo |
| 1820s | 0.5278 | 0.2195 | 0.3084 | Congo |
| 1830s | 0.5279 | 0.2188 | 0.3091 | Congo |
| 1840s | 0.5279 | 0.2181 | 0.3098 | Congo |
| 1850s | 0.5279 | 0.2174 | 0.3105 | Congo |
| 1860s | 0.5279 | 0.2168 | 0.3112 | Congo |
| 1870s | 0.5279 | 0.2161 | 0.3119 | Congo |
| 1880s | 0.528 | 0.2154 | 0.3126 | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.528 | 0.2147 | 0.3133 | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.528 | 0.214 | 0.314 | Congo |
| 1910s | 0.528 | 0.2133 | 0.3148 | Congo |
| 1920s | 0.5281 | 0.2125 | 0.3155 | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.5281 | 0.2118 | 0.3162 | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.5281 | 0.2111 | 0.317 | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.5281 | 0.2101 | 0.3181 | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.4682 | 0.2014 | 0.2668 | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.352 | 0.2019 | 0.15 | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.261 | 0.1826 | 0.0784 | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.1904 | 0.1685 | 0.0219 | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.1487 | 0.1587 | 0.0099 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.1251 | 0.13 | 0.0048 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.1156 | 0.1128 | 0.0028 | 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 against 0.1112 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long term between Congo and Rwanda?
- 0.006, 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 121st and Rwanda ranks 124th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.