Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Agricultural land use per person
Cameroon
0.354 hectares per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.3612 hectares per person
in 2025
Cameroon rank
103rd
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
102nd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Cameroon
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.3612 hectares per person against 0.354 hectares per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0072 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 103rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 37 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.25 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.6585 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1100s | 2.22 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.6349 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1200s | 2.2 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.6088 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1300s | 2.17 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.5795 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1400s | 2.13 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.5459 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1500s | 2.09 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.5067 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1600s | 2.05 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.4593 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1700s | 1.99 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.3992 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1710s | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.3922 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1720s | 1.97 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.3849 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1730s | 1.96 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.3773 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1740s | 1.96 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.3695 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1750s | 1.95 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.3614 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.353 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 1.93 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.3442 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 1.92 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.335 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 1.91 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.3253 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 1.9 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.3152 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 1.89 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.3046 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 1.88 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.2933 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 1.87 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.2813 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 1.86 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.2686 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 1.84 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.255 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 1.83 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.2402 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 1.81 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.2242 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.2067 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 1.77 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.1872 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 1.75 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.1653 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 1.73 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.1401 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.1102 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 1.66 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.0731 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 1.61 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.0234 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.1101 hectares per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.1127 hectares per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 1.14 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 0.0043 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.9229 hectares per person | 0.8764 hectares per person | 0.0465 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.6932 hectares per person | 0.6425 hectares per person | 0.0507 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.5365 hectares per person | 0.4778 hectares per person | 0.0587 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.4344 hectares per person | 0.4235 hectares per person | 0.0108 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.3664 hectares per person | 0.3722 hectares per person | 0.0059 hectares per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.3612 hectares per person against 0.354 hectares per person in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.0072 hectares per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Cameroon ranks 103rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.