Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Madagascar: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Democratic Republic of the Congo
16.19 %
in 2024
Madagascar
70.36 %
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
18th
Madagascar rank
19th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Madagascar
20406080196119922024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 70.36 % against 16.19 % in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 54.17 %.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 4.3 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 22 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 11.1 % 60.61 % 49.51 % Madagascar
1970s 11.26 % 61.31 % 50.05 % Madagascar
1980s 11.41 % 62.2 % 50.79 % Madagascar
1990s 11.48 % 63.55 % 52.08 % Madagascar
2000s 11.52 % 70.05 % 58.53 % Madagascar
2010s 14.61 % 70.27 % 55.67 % Madagascar
2020s 15.78 % 70.34 % 54.56 % Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 70.36 % against 16.19 % in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar?
54.17 %, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.