Americas vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Drained organic soils — Area

Americas
3.63 million ha
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo
9,357 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
9th
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
9th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

  • Americas
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020072024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 3.63 million ha against 9,357 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 3.62 million ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 387.6 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 3.50 million ha 9,810 ha 3.49 million ha Americas
2000s 3.58 million ha 9,368 ha 3.57 million ha Americas
2010s 3.59 million ha 9,336 ha 3.58 million ha Americas
2020s 3.62 million ha 9,334 ha 3.61 million ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Americas or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Americas, at 3.63 million ha against 9,357 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Americas and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
3.62 million ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
Americas ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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