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

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.5521
in 2023
Sweden
0.575
in 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
55th
Sweden rank
54th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.575 against 0.5521 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0229.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 54th of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9478 0.9086 0.0392 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.7769 0.7354 0.0415 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.6207 0.6834 0.0627 Sweden
1990s 0.5476 0.7227 0.1751 Sweden
2000s 0.6478 0.7031 0.0553 Sweden
2010s 0.551 0.6499 0.0989 Sweden

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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.575 against 0.5521 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2017.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?
0.0229, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 54th 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).