Land use for palm oil production in Congo
Congo: Land use for palm oil production was 12,438 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use for palm oil production in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use for palm oil production in Congo is 12,438 hectares, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Congo peaked at 12,438 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,000 hectares, in 1966.
Congo ranks 34th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,556 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,138 hectares | 5,500 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,050 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,200 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,945 hectares | 7,200 hectares | 11,200 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,755 hectares | 11,300 hectares | 12,106 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,287 hectares | 11,953 hectares | 12,438 hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4604 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4601 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7254 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for palm oil production in Congo?
- Land use for palm oil production in Congo was 12,438 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12,438 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 hectares in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Congo ranks 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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