Democratic Republic of Congo vs Peru: Land use over the long-term

Democratic Republic of Congo
18.20 million hectares
in 2025
Peru
15.99 million hectares
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
38th
Peru rank
40th

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Peru
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 18.20 million hectares against 15.99 million hectares in Peru, a difference of 2.21 million hectares.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 38th and Peru ranks 40th of 202 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.