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
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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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.