Congo vs Liberia: Arable land use per person
Congo
0.089 hectares per person
in 2023
Liberia
0.091 hectares per person
in 2023
Congo rank
118th
Liberia rank
115th
Arable land use per person over time
- Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.091 hectares per person against 0.089 hectares per person in Congo, a difference of 0.002 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 118th and Liberia ranks 115th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4299 hectares per person | 0.2892 hectares per person | 0.1408 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.3256 hectares per person | 0.2231 hectares per person | 0.1025 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.2499 hectares per person | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.0756 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.1793 hectares per person | 0.1586 hectares per person | 0.0207 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.135 hectares per person | 0.123 hectares per person | 0.012 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1079 hectares per person | 0.1088 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.0923 hectares per person | 0.0941 hectares per person | 0.0018 hectares per person | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Congo or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 0.091 hectares per person against 0.089 hectares per person in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Congo and Liberia?
- 0.002 hectares per person, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Congo ranks 118th and Liberia ranks 115th 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
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.