Economically active population in agriculture, male in Congo
Congo: Economically active population in agriculture, male was 233,000 FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Economically active population in agriculture, male in Congo, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
In 2012, economically active population in agriculture, male in Congo stood at 233,000 FAO, number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture, male in Congo peaked at 233,000 FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 172,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
Congo ranks 40th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Economically active population in agriculture, male in Congo, year by year
| Year | FAO, number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 172,000 FAO, number | — |
| 1981 | 173,000 FAO, number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 173,000 FAO, number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 174,000 FAO, number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 175,000 FAO, number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 177,000 FAO, number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 180,000 FAO, number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 182,000 FAO, number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 181,000 FAO, number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 182,000 FAO, number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 183,000 FAO, number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 185,000 FAO, number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 188,000 FAO, number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 191,000 FAO, number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 194,000 FAO, number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 192,000 FAO, number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 194,000 FAO, number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 200,000 FAO, number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 204,000 FAO, number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 206,000 FAO, number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 208,000 FAO, number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 209,000 FAO, number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 211,000 FAO, number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 213,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 215,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 216,000 FAO, number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 218,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 221,000 FAO, number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 224,000 FAO, number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 226,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 229,000 FAO, number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 231,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 233,000 FAO, number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 176,900 FAO, number | 172,000 FAO, number | 182,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 193,700 FAO, number | 183,000 FAO, number | 206,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 216,100 FAO, number | 208,000 FAO, number | 226,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 231,000 FAO, number | 229,000 FAO, number | 233,000 FAO, number | 3 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0018 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -56.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.001 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture, male in Congo?
- Economically active population in agriculture, male in Congo was 233,000 FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 233,000 FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Congo rank for economically active population in agriculture, male?
- Congo ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture, male (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Economically active male population in agriculture is that part of the economically active male population engaged in or seeking work in agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry.