Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Viet Nam: Maize (corn) — Area harvested

Democratic Republic of the Congo
3.11 million ha
in 2024
Viet Nam
862,053 ha
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
5th
Viet Nam rank
6th

Maize (corn) — Area harvested over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Viet Nam
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 3.11 million ha against 862,053 ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 2.24 million ha.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 3.6 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 19 countries.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 559,222 ha 256,430 ha 302,792 ha Democratic Republic of the Congo
1970s 661,581 ha 296,870 ha 364,711 ha Democratic Republic of the Congo
1980s 917,584 ha 414,410 ha 503,174 ha Democratic Republic of the Congo
1990s 1.36 million ha 556,768 ha 807,535 ha Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 1.48 million ha 989,110 ha 491,926 ha Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s 2.61 million ha 1.12 million ha 1.49 million ha Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 2.97 million ha 893,587 ha 2.08 million ha Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Viet Nam?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 3.11 million ha against 862,053 ha in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Viet Nam?
2.24 million ha, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Viet Nam?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Viet Nam rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 11,827 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.