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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: Arable land

Democratic Republic of Congo
14.90 million hectares
in 2023
Tanzania
13.50 million hectares
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
22nd
Tanzania rank
23rd

Arable land over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Tanzania
6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M196119922023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 14.90 million hectares against 13.50 million hectares in Tanzania, a difference of 1.40 million hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd and Tanzania ranks 23rd 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.