What is the difference in arable land use per person between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana?

0.0014 hectares per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.1408 hectares per person

in 2023

Ghana

0.1394 hectares per person

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

88th

Ghana rank

90th

Arable land use per person over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ghana

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.1408 hectares per person against 0.1394 hectares per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0014 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th and Ghana ranks 90th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3667 hectares per person	0.216 hectares per person	0.1507 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	0.2885 hectares per person	0.1743 hectares per person	0.1142 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	0.2179 hectares per person	0.1686 hectares per person	0.0493 hectares per person	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	0.1574 hectares per person	0.1797 hectares per person	0.0223 hectares per person	Ghana
2000s	0.118 hectares per person	0.1791 hectares per person	0.061 hectares per person	Ghana
2010s	0.1501 hectares per person	0.157 hectares per person	0.0069 hectares per person	Ghana
2020s	0.1408 hectares per person	0.1435 hectares per person	0.0027 hectares per person	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ghana?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.1408 hectares per person against 0.1394 hectares per person in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana?: 0.0014 hectares per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana rank globally for arable land use per person?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th and Ghana ranks 90th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. 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 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.