Congo vs Niger: Agricultural land use per person
Congo
1.73 hectares per person
in 2025
Niger
1.8 hectares per person
in 2025
Congo rank
23rd
Niger rank
22nd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Congo
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.8 hectares per person against 1.73 hectares per person in Congo, a difference of 0.07 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 37 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 22.67 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 13.63 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1100s | 21.94 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 12.91 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1200s | 21.16 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 12.12 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1300s | 20.31 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 11.28 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1400s | 19.39 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 10.35 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1500s | 18.36 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 9.32 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1600s | 17.2 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 8.16 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1700s | 15.85 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 6.81 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1710s | 15.7 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 6.66 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1720s | 15.54 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 6.51 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1730s | 15.39 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 6.35 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1740s | 15.23 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 6.2 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1750s | 15.07 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 6.03 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1760s | 14.9 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 5.87 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1770s | 14.73 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 5.7 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1780s | 14.56 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 5.53 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1790s | 14.38 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 5.35 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1800s | 14.2 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 5.17 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1810s | 14.01 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 4.98 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1820s | 13.82 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 4.79 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1830s | 13.62 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 4.59 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1840s | 13.42 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 4.38 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1850s | 13.21 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 4.17 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1860s | 12.99 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.95 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1870s | 12.76 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.72 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1880s | 12.52 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.49 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 12.28 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 3.24 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1900s | 12.02 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 2.99 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1910s | 11.75 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 2.72 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1920s | 11.47 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 11.18 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 10.86 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 1.83 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 10.37 hectares per person | 9.04 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 9.04 hectares per person | 8.2 hectares per person | 0.8414 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 6.77 hectares per person | 5.96 hectares per person | 0.8145 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 5.05 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 0.5084 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 3.82 hectares per person | 3.79 hectares per person | 0.0294 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.88 hectares per person | 3.04 hectares per person | 0.1636 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 2.15 hectares per person | 2.51 hectares per person | 0.3528 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 0.1687 hectares per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Congo or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.8 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 Niger?
- 0.07 hectares per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Niger?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Niger rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Congo ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – 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.