Congo vs Gambia: Arable land — Area

Congo
550 1000 ha
in 2024
Gambia
588 1000 ha
in 2024
Congo rank
132nd
Gambia rank
130th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Congo
  • Gambia
100200300400500600196119922024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 588 1000 ha against 550 1000 ha in Congo, a difference of 38 1000 ha.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 132nd and Gambia ranks 130th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 518.78 1000 ha 125.22 1000 ha 393.56 1000 ha Congo
1970s 516.4 1000 ha 155.4 1000 ha 361 1000 ha Congo
1980s 509 1000 ha 180.4 1000 ha 328.6 1000 ha Congo
1990s 482.6 1000 ha 190.92 1000 ha 291.68 1000 ha Congo
2000s 491 1000 ha 294.78 1000 ha 196.22 1000 ha Congo
2010s 542 1000 ha 472.98 1000 ha 69.02 1000 ha Congo
2020s 550 1000 ha 575.04 1000 ha 25.04 1000 ha Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Congo or Gambia?
Gambia, at 588 1000 ha against 550 1000 ha in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Congo and Gambia?
38 1000 ha, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Congo and Gambia rank globally for arable land — area?
Congo ranks 132nd and Gambia ranks 130th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.