Congo vs Germany: Land area in hectares

Congo
34.15 million hectares
in 2023
Germany
34.94 million hectares
in 2023
Congo rank
65th
Germany rank
64th

Land area in hectares over time

  • Congo
  • Germany
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 34.94 million hectares against 34.15 million hectares in Congo, a difference of 793,000 hectares.

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

Congo ranks 65th and Germany ranks 64th 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.