Congo vs Rwanda: Breakdown of habitable land area

Congo

161,940 hectares

in 2019

Rwanda

150,090 hectares

in 2019

Congo rank

77th

Rwanda rank

80th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Congo currently reports 161,940 hectares against 150,090 hectares in Rwanda, a difference of 11,850 hectares.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 77th and Rwanda ranks 80th 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.