Other land — Area in Congo
Congo: Other land — Area was 1,658 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Congo is 1,658 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Congo peaked at 1,724 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,378 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Congo 119th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,378 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,387 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,399 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1,406 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,429 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1,437 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,445 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,444 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,455 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,459 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,475 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,487 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,499 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,511 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,520 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,529 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,538 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,550 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,561 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,560 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,560 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,559 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,574 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,565 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,585 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,613 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,637 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,662 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,683 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,682 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,724 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1,680 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1,687 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,673 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,658 1000 ha | -0.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1,658 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,185 1000 ha, 52% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1,658 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,174 1000 ha, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,424 1000 ha | 1,378 1000 ha | 1,459 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,523 1000 ha | 1,475 1000 ha | 1,561 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,612 1000 ha | 1,559 1000 ha | 1,683 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,684 1000 ha | 1,658 1000 ha | 1,724 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 other land — area in Congo?
- Other land — area in Congo was 1,658 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,724 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,378 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for other land — area?
- Congo ranks 119th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, published as part of Other land — Area. 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.