Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mexico: Land area in hectares

Democratic Republic of Congo
226.71 million hectares
in 2023
Mexico
194.40 million hectares
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Mexico rank
13th

Land area in hectares over time

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

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 226.71 million hectares against 194.40 million hectares in Mexico, a difference of 32.31 million hectares.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th 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.