Congo vs United Kingdom: Arable land use per person
Congo
0.089 hectares per person
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0882 hectares per person
in 2023
Congo rank
118th
United Kingdom rank
119th
Arable land use per person over time
- Congo
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.089 hectares per person against 0.0882 hectares per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0008 hectares per person.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 118th and United Kingdom ranks 119th of 206 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4299 hectares per person | 0.1341 hectares per person | 0.2959 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.3256 hectares per person | 0.1247 hectares per person | 0.2009 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.2499 hectares per person | 0.122 hectares per person | 0.1279 hectares per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.1793 hectares per person | 0.1076 hectares per person | 0.0717 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.135 hectares per person | 0.0973 hectares per person | 0.0377 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1079 hectares per person | 0.0941 hectares per person | 0.0138 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0923 hectares per person | 0.0892 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Congo or United Kingdom?
- Congo, at 0.089 hectares per person against 0.0882 hectares per person in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Congo and United Kingdom?
- 0.0008 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United Kingdom?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and United Kingdom rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Congo ranks 118th and United Kingdom ranks 119th 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.