Congo vs Spain: Land use over the long-term

Congo
10.00 million hectares
in 2025
Spain
10.13 million hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
52nd
Spain rank
51st

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Congo
  • Spain
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M100015122025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 10.13 million hectares against 10.00 million hectares in Congo, a difference of 131,230 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 24 and Spain in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Spain Difference Ahead
1000s 2.98 million hectares 2.48 million hectares 505,990 hectares Congo
1100s 3.30 million hectares 2.73 million hectares 562,880 hectares Congo
1200s 3.63 million hectares 3.27 million hectares 358,360 hectares Congo
1300s 3.98 million hectares 4.36 million hectares 379,010 hectares Spain
1400s 4.33 million hectares 3.11 million hectares 1.22 million hectares Congo
1500s 4.68 million hectares 3.56 million hectares 1.12 million hectares Congo
1600s 5.00 million hectares 4.49 million hectares 507,810 hectares Congo
1700s 5.25 million hectares 4.05 million hectares 1.21 million hectares Congo
1710s 5.38 million hectares 4.54 million hectares 839,490 hectares Congo
1720s 5.50 million hectares 4.64 million hectares 860,580 hectares Congo
1730s 5.62 million hectares 4.75 million hectares 875,270 hectares Congo
1740s 5.74 million hectares 4.85 million hectares 883,420 hectares Congo
1750s 5.84 million hectares 4.96 million hectares 884,860 hectares Congo
1760s 5.95 million hectares 5.07 million hectares 879,450 hectares Congo
1770s 6.04 million hectares 5.18 million hectares 867,010 hectares Congo
1780s 6.14 million hectares 5.29 million hectares 847,380 hectares Congo
1790s 6.22 million hectares 5.40 million hectares 820,340 hectares Congo
1800s 6.30 million hectares 5.52 million hectares 785,690 hectares Congo
1810s 6.37 million hectares 5.63 million hectares 743,240 hectares Congo
1820s 6.44 million hectares 5.75 million hectares 692,740 hectares Congo
1830s 6.50 million hectares 6.10 million hectares 400,660 hectares Congo
1840s 6.55 million hectares 6.04 million hectares 506,360 hectares Congo
1850s 6.59 million hectares 6.54 million hectares 44,890 hectares Congo
1860s 6.48 million hectares 7.15 million hectares 677,820 hectares Spain
1870s 6.75 million hectares 7.47 million hectares 723,850 hectares Spain
1880s 7.17 million hectares 7.80 million hectares 634,480 hectares Spain
1890s 7.53 million hectares 8.09 million hectares 559,400 hectares Spain
1900s 7.00 million hectares 8.19 million hectares 1.18 million hectares Spain
1910s 6.19 million hectares 8.68 million hectares 2.50 million hectares Spain
1920s 5.68 million hectares 9.18 million hectares 3.50 million hectares Spain
1930s 6.41 million hectares 10.04 million hectares 3.63 million hectares Spain
1940s 7.15 million hectares 10.90 million hectares 3.74 million hectares Spain
1950s 8.99 million hectares 12.00 million hectares 3.02 million hectares Spain
1960s 10.00 million hectares 12.14 million hectares 2.14 million hectares Spain
1970s 10.00 million hectares 11.17 million hectares 1.17 million hectares Spain
1980s 10.00 million hectares 10.38 million hectares 384,434 hectares Spain
1990s 10.00 million hectares 10.78 million hectares 783,021 hectares Spain
2000s 10.00 million hectares 11.13 million hectares 1.13 million hectares Spain
2010s 10.00 million hectares 9.55 million hectares 446,699 hectares Congo
2020s 10.00 million hectares 9.84 million hectares 156,705 hectares Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Congo or Spain?
Spain, at 10.13 million hectares against 10.00 million hectares in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Congo and Spain?
131,230 hectares, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Spain?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Congo and Spain rank globally for land use over the long-term?
Congo ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.