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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Arable land

Democratic Republic of Congo
14.90 million hectares
in 2023
Ethiopia
16.40 million hectares
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
22nd
Ethiopia rank
19th

Arable land over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 16.40 million hectares against 14.90 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.50 million hectares.

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

Across all 31 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.