Grassland — Area from MODIS in Congo
Congo: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 3,827 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Congo, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Congo stood at 3,827 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Congo peaked at 4,612 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,751 1000 ha, in 2023.
Congo ranks 63rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,612 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 4,414 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 4,326 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 4,500 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 4,529 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4,534 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4,415 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 4,437 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4,287 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 4,203 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4,235 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4,160 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 4,015 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3,970 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4,024 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3,957 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 3,857 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3,803 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,817 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,799 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3,782 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,896 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 3,751 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 3,827 1000 ha | +2.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 3,827 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,142 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 3,827 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,642 1000 ha, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,450 1000 ha | 4,287 1000 ha | 4,612 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,004 1000 ha | 3,803 1000 ha | 4,235 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,811 1000 ha | 3,751 1000 ha | 3,896 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 grassland — area from modis in Congo?
- Grassland — area from modis in Congo was 3,827 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4,612 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,751 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Congo ranks 63rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. 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.