Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Congo
Congo: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 5.16 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Congo stood at 5.16 %.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Congo peaked at 5.18 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.5 %, in 1994.
Congo ranks 217th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.92 % | 4.91 % | 4.93 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.9 % | 4.59 % | 5.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.83 % | 4.64 % | 5 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 % | 4.5 % | 4.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.66 % | 4.64 % | 4.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 % | 4.82 % | 5.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.16 % | 5.15 % | 5.17 % | 5 |
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- 214 Kiribati 5.88 % compare
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- 219 Turkmenistan 4.14 % compare
- 220 Montenegro 3.9 % compare
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 — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Congo?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Congo was 5.16 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 % in 1994.
- How does Congo rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Congo ranks 217th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.