Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.06 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1976–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 0.06 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.14 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.03 %, in 1976.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 21st of 21 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.03 % | — |
| 1977 | 0.04 % | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.05 % | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.07 % | +40.0% |
| 1980 | 0.09 % | +28.6% |
| 1981 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1 % | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.12 % | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.11 % | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.13 % | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.14 % | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 % | -35.7% |
| 2011 | 0.08 % | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.07 % | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.06 % | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0475 % | 0.03 % | 0.07 % | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.108 % | 0.09 % | 0.13 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.137 % | 0.13 % | 0.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.14 % | 0.14 % | 0.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.075 % | 0.07 % | 0.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.064 % | 0.06 % | 0.07 % | 5 |
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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)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.58 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 44.99 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,200 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.06 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 % in 1976.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 21st out of 21 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.