Australia vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Australia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Australia currently reports 363,519 1000 ha against 36,710 1000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 326,809 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 9.9 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 488,853 1000 ha | 25,158 1000 ha | 463,695 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1970s | 497,217 1000 ha | 25,533 1000 ha | 471,684 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1980s | 481,783 1000 ha | 25,857 1000 ha | 455,926 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1990s | 463,089 1000 ha | 26,016 1000 ha | 437,072 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 418,401 1000 ha | 26,117 1000 ha | 392,284 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 368,970 1000 ha | 33,113 1000 ha | 335,856 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 361,970 1000 ha | 35,768 1000 ha | 326,202 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Australia or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Australia, at 363,519 1000 ha against 36,710 1000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Australia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 326,809 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Australia ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.