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

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.53 million hectares

in 2019

Sweden

3.36 million hectares

in 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

12th

Sweden rank

13th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.53 million hectares against 3.36 million hectares in Sweden, a difference of 164,960 hectares.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 13th 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.