Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 251.93 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 251.93 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 251.93 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.97 1000 ha, in 1992.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 71.97 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 73.42 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 74.74 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 75.74 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 76.97 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 77.9 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 78.95 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 80.05 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 81.55 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 86.32 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 90.6 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 94.08 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 98.03 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 105.85 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 110.74 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 115.5 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 119.85 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 124.45 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 128.84 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 133.01 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 138.83 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 146.36 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 153.84 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 158.26 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 164.07 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 166.18 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 169.24 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 172.98 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 199.61 1000 ha | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 229.53 1000 ha | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 251.93 1000 ha | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.22 1000 ha | 71.97 1000 ha | 80.05 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 102.7 1000 ha | 81.55 1000 ha | 124.45 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 153.16 1000 ha | 128.84 1000 ha | 172.98 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.02 1000 ha | 199.61 1000 ha | 251.93 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 4 India 2,567 1000 ha compare
- 5 Brazil 2,207 1000 ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 327.29 1000 ha compare
- 6 Ukraine 1,917 1000 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 257.67 1000 ha compare
- 7 Japan 1,881 1000 ha compare
- 8 Germany 1,877 1000 ha compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 161.7 1000 ha compare
- 9 Indonesia 1,396 1000 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 142.99 1000 ha compare
- 10 France 1,394 1000 ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 124.91 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (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 per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Country area — Area 234,541 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 18,510 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 251.93 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 251.93 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.97 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.