Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zambia: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.15 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
2.1 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
118th
Zambia rank
119th

Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Zambia
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.15 hectares per square kilometre against 2.1 hectares per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.05 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 118th and Zambia ranks 119th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3348 hectares per square kilometre 1.34 hectares per square kilometre 1 hectares per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 0.4404 hectares per square kilometre 1.54 hectares per square kilometre 1.1 hectares per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.6083 hectares per square kilometre 0.9239 hectares per square kilometre 0.3155 hectares per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.864 hectares per square kilometre 1.04 hectares per square kilometre 0.1767 hectares per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.8716 hectares per square kilometre 0.9537 hectares per square kilometre 0.0821 hectares per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 1.73 hectares per square kilometre 1.61 hectares per square kilometre 0.1126 hectares per square kilometre Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 2.01 hectares per square kilometre 1.97 hectares per square kilometre 0.0359 hectares per square kilometre Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zambia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.15 hectares per square kilometre against 2.1 hectares per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?
0.05 hectares per square kilometre, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 118th and Zambia ranks 119th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.