Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iran: Breakdown of habitable land area

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.53 million hectares

in 2019

Iran

6.13 million hectares

in 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

12th

Iran rank

9th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Iran currently reports 6.13 million hectares against 3.53 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.60 million hectares.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Iran ranks 9th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.