Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.5521
in 2023
Rwanda
0.5486
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
55th
Rwanda rank
56th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Rwanda
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.5521 against 0.5486 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0035.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 56th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9478 | 0.8949 | 0.0529 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 0.7769 | 0.7649 | 0.012 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.6207 | 0.6864 | 0.0657 | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.5476 | 0.7186 | 0.1709 | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.6478 | 0.6788 | 0.031 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.5526 | 0.6462 | 0.0937 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.5419 | 0.592 | 0.0502 | Rwanda |
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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Rwanda?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.5521 against 0.5486 in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?
- 0.0035, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 56th 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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About this data
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).