Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Congo
Congo: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0162 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0162 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
21st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0922 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0162 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Congo is 0.0162 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0922 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Congo ranks 21st of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0922 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0898 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0875 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0851 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0828 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0805 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0782 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.076 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0737 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0715 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0694 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0673 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0652 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0632 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0615 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.06 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0586 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0535 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0523 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0513 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.05 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0486 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0472 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0458 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0432 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.042 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0397 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0364 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0346 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0339 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.033 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0306 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0298 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.029 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.028 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0261 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0243 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0206 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0201 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0187 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0162 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 8.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0162 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0829 Square kilometres per person | 0.0737 Square kilometres per person | 0.0922 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | 0.0715 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | 0.0432 Square kilometres per person | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0372 Square kilometres per person | 0.033 Square kilometres per person | 0.042 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | 0.0224 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 18 Faroe Islands 0.0176 Square kilometres per person compare
- 19 New Zealand 0.0175 Square kilometres per person compare
- 20 Argentina 0.0164 Square kilometres per person compare
- 22 Djibouti 0.0147 Square kilometres per person compare
- 23 Mali 0.0146 Square kilometres per person compare
- 24 South Africa 0.0133 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Congo?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Congo was 0.0162 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0922 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Congo ranks 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.