Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Congo
Congo: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0552 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0552 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
25th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.3149 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0552 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Congo stood at 0.0552 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.3149 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0552 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Congo ranks 25th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3149 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3068 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2987 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2907 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2827 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2748 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2671 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2594 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2518 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2443 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.237 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2297 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2227 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2158 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2099 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2048 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1954 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1909 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1867 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1826 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1788 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1751 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1708 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1658 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.161 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1564 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1519 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1476 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1435 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1394 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1355 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1316 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1278 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1242 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1208 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1183 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1157 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1126 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1084 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1044 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1019 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0991 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0958 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0924 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.089 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0858 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.083 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0798 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0765 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0741 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.072 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0703 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0686 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.067 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0654 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0638 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0623 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0608 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0594 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.058 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0566 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0552 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0552 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 4.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0552 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 3.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.283 Square kilometres per person | 0.2518 Square kilometres per person | 0.3149 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2151 Square kilometres per person | 0.1909 Square kilometres per person | 0.2443 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1677 Square kilometres per person | 0.1476 Square kilometres per person | 0.1867 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1269 Square kilometres per person | 0.1126 Square kilometres per person | 0.1435 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0939 Square kilometres per person | 0.0798 Square kilometres per person | 0.1084 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0681 Square kilometres per person | 0.0608 Square kilometres per person | 0.0765 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0573 Square kilometres per person | 0.0552 Square kilometres per person | 0.0594 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 22 Argentina 0.0601 Square kilometres per person compare
- 23 Paraguay 0.0579 Square kilometres per person compare
- 24 Belize 0.0555 Square kilometres per person compare
- 26 Finland 0.0544 Square kilometres per person compare
- 27 Uruguay 0.0517 Square kilometres per person compare
- 28 Algeria 0.0516 Square kilometres per person compare
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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Congo?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Congo was 0.0552 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3149 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0552 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Congo ranks 25th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.