Inland waters — Area in Congo
Congo: Inland waters — Area was 50 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Congo is 50 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Congo peaked at 50 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 50 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Congo 132nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 130 China, Taiwan Province of 55 1000 ha compare
- 131 Jordan 52 1000 ha compare
- 132 Brunei Darussalam 50 1000 ha compare
- 134 North Macedonia 49.3 1000 ha compare
- 135 Solomon Islands 45.6 1000 ha 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)
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land 5.16 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Congo?
- Inland waters — area in Congo was 50 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 50 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for inland waters — area?
- Congo ranks 132nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Inland waters — Area. 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.