Algeria vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Land area in hectares

Algeria
238.17 million hectares
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
226.71 million hectares
in 2023
Algeria rank
10th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th

Land area in hectares over time

  • Algeria
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M196119922023

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 238.17 million hectares against 226.71 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 11.47 million hectares.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 233 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
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
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.