Congo vs New Zealand: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Congo
- New Zealand
How they compare
Congo currently reports 550 1000 ha against 522 1000 ha in New Zealand, a difference of 28 1000 ha.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 132nd and New Zealand ranks 133rd of 231 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 518.78 1000 ha | 379.56 1000 ha | 139.22 1000 ha | Congo |
| 1970s | 516.4 1000 ha | 387.41 1000 ha | 128.99 1000 ha | Congo |
| 1980s | 509 1000 ha | 426.25 1000 ha | 82.75 1000 ha | Congo |
| 1990s | 482.6 1000 ha | 392.43 1000 ha | 90.17 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2000s | 491 1000 ha | 422.2 1000 ha | 68.8 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2010s | 542 1000 ha | 519.05 1000 ha | 22.95 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2020s | 550 1000 ha | 543.6 1000 ha | 6.4 1000 ha | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Congo or New Zealand?
- Congo, at 550 1000 ha against 522 1000 ha in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Congo and New Zealand?
- 28 1000 ha, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and New Zealand rank globally for arable land — area?
- Congo ranks 132nd and New Zealand ranks 133rd 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
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.