Democratic Republic of the Congo vs European Union (27): Wheat — Area harvested
Wheat — Area harvested over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- European Union (27)
How they compare
European Union (27) currently reports 22.52 million ha against 8,000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 22.51 million ha.
That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 2,814.7 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th and European Union (27) ranks 9th of 14 countries.
European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | European Union (27) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,116 ha | 24.54 million ha | 24.54 million ha | European Union (27) |
| 1970s | 4,869 ha | 22.16 million ha | 22.15 million ha | European Union (27) |
| 1980s | 6,130 ha | 21.98 million ha | 21.98 million ha | European Union (27) |
| 1990s | 7,787 ha | 23.20 million ha | 23.19 million ha | European Union (27) |
| 2000s | 6,825 ha | 24.21 million ha | 24.20 million ha | European Union (27) |
| 2010s | 7,737 ha | 24.36 million ha | 24.35 million ha | European Union (27) |
| 2020s | 8,000 ha | 23.56 million ha | 23.56 million ha | European Union (27) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, Democratic Republic of the Congo or European Union (27)?
- European Union (27), at 22.52 million ha against 8,000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between Democratic Republic of the Congo and European Union (27)?
- 22.51 million ha, with European Union (27) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and European Union (27)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and European Union (27) rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th and European Union (27) ranks 9th of 14 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.