Congo vs Romania: Agricultural area over the long-term
Congo
10.73 million hectares
in 2025
Romania
12.10 million hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
67th
Romania rank
66th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Congo
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 12.10 million hectares against 10.73 million hectares in Congo, a difference of 1.37 million hectares.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 67th and Romania ranks 66th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.05 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 194,020 hectares | Congo |
| 1100s | 3.38 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 442,340 hectares | Romania |
| 1200s | 3.72 million hectares | 3.55 million hectares | 173,670 hectares | Congo |
| 1300s | 4.08 million hectares | 4.28 million hectares | 191,920 hectares | Romania |
| 1400s | 4.45 million hectares | 3.89 million hectares | 565,410 hectares | Congo |
| 1500s | 4.82 million hectares | 4.95 million hectares | 128,680 hectares | Romania |
| 1600s | 5.16 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | 871,220 hectares | Congo |
| 1700s | 5.43 million hectares | 5.15 million hectares | 281,010 hectares | Congo |
| 1710s | 5.57 million hectares | 5.87 million hectares | 296,780 hectares | Romania |
| 1720s | 5.70 million hectares | 5.96 million hectares | 264,540 hectares | Romania |
| 1730s | 5.82 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | 220,460 hectares | Romania |
| 1740s | 5.94 million hectares | 6.10 million hectares | 161,790 hectares | Romania |
| 1750s | 6.06 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 85,440 hectares | Romania |
| 1760s | 6.17 million hectares | 6.41 million hectares | 248,190 hectares | Romania |
| 1770s | 6.27 million hectares | 6.69 million hectares | 423,090 hectares | Romania |
| 1780s | 6.37 million hectares | 6.98 million hectares | 609,800 hectares | Romania |
| 1790s | 6.46 million hectares | 7.27 million hectares | 807,860 hectares | Romania |
| 1800s | 6.54 million hectares | 7.56 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Romania |
| 1810s | 6.62 million hectares | 7.92 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Romania |
| 1820s | 6.69 million hectares | 8.28 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | Romania |
| 1830s | 6.76 million hectares | 8.97 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | Romania |
| 1840s | 6.82 million hectares | 9.29 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | Romania |
| 1850s | 6.86 million hectares | 9.61 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | Romania |
| 1860s | 6.75 million hectares | 10.04 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | Romania |
| 1870s | 7.04 million hectares | 10.42 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | Romania |
| 1880s | 7.48 million hectares | 10.77 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | Romania |
| 1890s | 7.87 million hectares | 11.07 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | Romania |
| 1900s | 7.33 million hectares | 11.35 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | Romania |
| 1910s | 6.48 million hectares | 11.82 million hectares | 5.34 million hectares | Romania |
| 1920s | 5.95 million hectares | 11.83 million hectares | 5.88 million hectares | Romania |
| 1930s | 6.73 million hectares | 13.15 million hectares | 6.42 million hectares | Romania |
| 1940s | 7.52 million hectares | 13.29 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | Romania |
| 1950s | 9.47 million hectares | 14.00 million hectares | 4.54 million hectares | Romania |
| 1960s | 10.55 million hectares | 14.77 million hectares | 4.22 million hectares | Romania |
| 1970s | 10.55 million hectares | 14.94 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | Romania |
| 1980s | 10.55 million hectares | 14.99 million hectares | 4.44 million hectares | Romania |
| 1990s | 10.52 million hectares | 14.79 million hectares | 4.26 million hectares | Romania |
| 2000s | 10.55 million hectares | 14.25 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 10.62 million hectares | 13.76 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 10.69 million hectares | 12.63 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Congo or Romania?
- Romania, at 12.10 million hectares against 10.73 million hectares in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Congo and Romania?
- 1.37 million hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Romania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Romania rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Congo ranks 67th and Romania ranks 66th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.