Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Land use

Democratic Republic of Congo
16.90 million hectares
in 2023
Niger
17.82 million hectares
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
22nd
Niger rank
20th

Land use over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Niger
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 17.82 million hectares against 16.90 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 920,800 hectares.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 20th of 223 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
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