Argentina vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Argentina
0.5376
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.5521
in 2023
Argentina rank
58th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
55th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • Argentina
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
0.40.60.811.2196119922023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.5521 against 0.5376 in Argentina, a difference of 0.0145.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Argentina ranks 58th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 1 0.9478 0.0544 Argentina
1970s 0.9051 0.7769 0.1281 Argentina
1980s 0.7403 0.6207 0.1196 Argentina
1990s 0.6052 0.5476 0.0576 Argentina
2000s 0.4816 0.6478 0.1662 Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.4354 0.5526 0.1171 Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.452 0.5419 0.0899 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Argentina or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.5521 against 0.5376 in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0145, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Argentina ranks 58th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).