Democratic Republic of Congo vs Germany: Arable land use per person

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.1408 hectares per person

in 2023

Germany

0.1403 hectares per person

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

88th

Germany rank

89th

Arable land use per person over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Germany

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.1408 hectares per person against 0.1403 hectares per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th and Germany ranks 89th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.