Arable land — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Arable land — Area was 16,516 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 16,516 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 16,516 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,360 1000 ha, in 1965.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 26th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,400 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6,380 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 6,360 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 6,360 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6,370 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 6,400 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 6,420 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 6,440 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6,470 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 6,500 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 6,520 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 6,550 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 6,545 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 6,590 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 6,610 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 6,620 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 6,600 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 6,620 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 6,650 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 6,640 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 6,650 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6,670 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 6,700 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 6,720 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 6,700 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 6,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,670 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 6,680 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 6,700 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 6,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,915 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 6,930 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 7,045 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 7,060 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 7,175 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 7,222 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 7,268 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7,171 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7,193 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 7,254 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7,257 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,318 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7,278 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 7,230 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 7,191 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 11,688 1000 ha | +62.5% |
| 2011 | 12,282 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 12,357 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 12,797 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 13,356 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 13,471 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 13,716 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 14,260 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 14,480 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 14,561 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 14,914 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 14,889 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 15,650 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 16,063 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 16,516 1000 ha | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +62.5% | 7,191 1000 ha | 11,688 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,388 1000 ha | 6,360 1000 ha | 6,420 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,544 1000 ha | 6,440 1000 ha | 6,620 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,675 1000 ha | 6,620 1000 ha | 6,720 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,858 1000 ha | 6,670 1000 ha | 7,175 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,238 1000 ha | 7,171 1000 ha | 7,318 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,297 1000 ha | 11,688 1000 ha | 14,561 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,606 1000 ha | 14,889 1000 ha | 16,516 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 18,510 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 16.19 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Arable land — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 16,516 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 16,516 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,360 1000 ha in 1965.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for arable land — area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 26th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the 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.