Land use for palm oil production in Congo
Congo: Land use for palm oil production was 12,438 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12,438 hectares
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
34th
of 44 countries
All-time high
12,438 hectares
in 2024
All-time low
5,000 hectares
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Land use for palm oil production in Congo, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 12,000 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 9,000 hectares | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 6,500 hectares | -27.8% |
| 1966 | 5,000 hectares | -23.1% |
| 1967 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,500 hectares | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 5,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,883 hectares | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 6,000 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7,000 hectares | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,200 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 7,000 hectares | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 7,100 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7,200 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,000 hectares | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 8,400 hectares | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 10,800 hectares | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 11,100 hectares | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 11,150 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11,200 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11,300 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,500 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11,600 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11,599 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,013 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 12,106 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12,084 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12,056 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 11,996 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11,953 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 12,343 hectares | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 12,322 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 12,380 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 12,438 hectares | +0.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 12,438 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41,858 hectares, 30% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Congo's 12,438 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,156 hectares, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use for palm oil production in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +28.6% | 8,400 hectares | 10,800 hectares |
| 1965 | -27.8% | 9,000 hectares | 6,500 hectares |
| 1964 | -25.0% | 12,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares |
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
- 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 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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