Cropland — Area in Congo
Congo: Cropland — Area was 652.51 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area in Congo stood at 652.51 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Congo peaked at 672.6 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 513.87 1000 ha, in 1994.
That places Congo 145th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area in Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 547.8 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 548.35 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 550.45 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 545.55 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 543.35 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 543 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 543.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 543.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 545.8 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 547.45 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 550.1 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 550.94 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 554.78 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 556.13 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 558.14 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 562.93 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 561.94 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 517.98 1000 ha | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 518.35 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 521.93 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 525.95 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 551.1 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 555.45 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 557.7 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 563.85 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 561.99 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 535.73 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 538.09 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 539.85 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 517.34 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 519.96 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 519.56 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 524.8 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 513.87 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 517.69 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 522 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 535.01 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 535.58 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 543.67 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 539.94 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 540.39 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 539.83 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 540.16 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 543.28 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 545.65 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 548.77 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 549.42 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 549.98 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 563.22 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 575.4 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 596.62 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 602.01 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 630.8 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 631.42 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 623.43 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 625.46 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 626.62 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 631.5 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 657.8 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 642.7 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 672.6 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 651.3 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 651.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 652.51 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 652.51 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,874 1000 ha, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 652.51 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,830 1000 ha, 23% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 545.62 1000 ha | 543 1000 ha | 550.45 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 547.87 1000 ha | 517.98 1000 ha | 562.93 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 545.16 1000 ha | 521.93 1000 ha | 563.85 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 524.95 1000 ha | 513.87 1000 ha | 543.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 546.06 1000 ha | 539.83 1000 ha | 563.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 620.11 1000 ha | 575.4 1000 ha | 657.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 654.1 1000 ha | 642.7 1000 ha | 672.6 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Congo?
- Cropland — area in Congo was 652.51 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 672.6 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 513.87 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Congo rank for cropland — area?
- Congo ranks 145th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.