Congo vs New Zealand: Agricultural land use per person
Congo
1.73 hectares per person
in 2025
New Zealand
1.85 hectares per person
in 2025
Congo rank
23rd
New Zealand rank
21st
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Congo
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.85 hectares per person against 1.73 hectares per person in Congo, a difference of 0.12 hectares per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 106 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 21st of 202 countries.
Across the 38 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 35 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 21.16 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 21.16 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1300s | 20.31 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 20.31 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1400s | 19.39 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 19.39 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1500s | 18.36 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | 18.36 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1600s | 17.2 hectares per person | 0.0028 hectares per person | 17.19 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1700s | 15.85 hectares per person | 0.0035 hectares per person | 15.84 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1710s | 15.7 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | 15.69 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1720s | 15.54 hectares per person | 0.0055 hectares per person | 15.54 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1730s | 15.39 hectares per person | 0.0068 hectares per person | 15.38 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1740s | 15.23 hectares per person | 0.0085 hectares per person | 15.22 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1750s | 15.07 hectares per person | 0.0107 hectares per person | 15.06 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1760s | 14.9 hectares per person | 0.0133 hectares per person | 14.89 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1770s | 14.73 hectares per person | 0.0167 hectares per person | 14.72 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1780s | 14.56 hectares per person | 0.0208 hectares per person | 14.54 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1790s | 14.38 hectares per person | 0.026 hectares per person | 14.36 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1800s | 14.2 hectares per person | 0.0326 hectares per person | 14.17 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1810s | 14.01 hectares per person | 0.0407 hectares per person | 13.97 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1820s | 13.82 hectares per person | 0.0509 hectares per person | 13.77 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1830s | 13.62 hectares per person | 0.0636 hectares per person | 13.56 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1840s | 13.42 hectares per person | 0.0795 hectares per person | 13.34 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1850s | 13.21 hectares per person | 5.56 hectares per person | 7.64 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1860s | 12.99 hectares per person | 5.58 hectares per person | 7.41 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1870s | 12.76 hectares per person | 5.69 hectares per person | 7.07 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1880s | 12.52 hectares per person | 5.79 hectares per person | 6.73 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 12.28 hectares per person | 5.9 hectares per person | 6.38 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1900s | 12.02 hectares per person | 6.23 hectares per person | 5.8 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1910s | 11.75 hectares per person | 6.11 hectares per person | 5.64 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1920s | 11.47 hectares per person | 6 hectares per person | 5.47 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 11.18 hectares per person | 5.89 hectares per person | 5.29 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 10.86 hectares per person | 5.77 hectares per person | 5.09 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 10.37 hectares per person | 5.61 hectares per person | 4.76 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 9.04 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | 3.92 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 6.77 hectares per person | 4.58 hectares per person | 2.19 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 5.05 hectares per person | 4.45 hectares per person | 0.603 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 3.82 hectares per person | 3.65 hectares per person | 0.1711 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.88 hectares per person | 2.88 hectares per person | 0.0039 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.15 hectares per person | 2.38 hectares per person | 0.2271 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.97 hectares per person | 0.1775 hectares per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Congo or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.85 hectares per person against 1.73 hectares per person in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Congo and New Zealand?
- 0.12 hectares per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and New Zealand?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2025.
- How do Congo and New Zealand rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Congo ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 21st 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.