How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Tanzania?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Congo vs Tanzania: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Congo

0.3344

in 2023

Tanzania

0.3437

in 2023

Congo rank

93rd

Tanzania rank

92nd

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

Congo
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.3437 against 0.3344 in Congo, a difference of 0.0093.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Congo ranks 93rd and Tanzania ranks 92nd of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9091	0.9374	0.0283	Tanzania
1970s	0.8301	0.8584	0.0282	Tanzania
1980s	0.6848	0.7499	0.0651	Tanzania
1990s	0.5694	0.6675	0.0981	Tanzania
2000s	0.434	0.492	0.058	Tanzania
2010s	0.3627	0.362	0.0007	Congo
2020s	0.3356	0.3536	0.018	Tanzania

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, Congo or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 0.3437 against 0.3344 in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Congo and Tanzania?: 0.0093, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Tanzania?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Tanzania rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Congo ranks 93rd and Tanzania ranks 92nd 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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).