Arable land — Area in Congo
Congo: Arable land — Area was 550 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Area in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Congo recorded 550 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Congo peaked at 550 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 473 1000 ha, in 1994.
That places Congo 132nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 518.78 1000 ha | 518 1000 ha | 520 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 516.4 1000 ha | 483 1000 ha | 531 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 509 1000 ha | 488 1000 ha | 528 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 482.6 1000 ha | 473 1000 ha | 495 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 491 1000 ha | 490 1000 ha | 500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 542 1000 ha | 510 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 550 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Congo
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.31 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 50 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.87 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.96 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 102.51 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Congo?
- Arable land — area in Congo was 550 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 550 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 473 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Congo rank for arable land — area?
- Congo ranks 132nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.