Permanent crops — Area in Congo
Congo: Permanent crops — Area was 102.51 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Congo is 102.51 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Congo peaked at 124.66 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25 1000 ha, in 1966.
Congo ranks 118th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.8 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 28.35 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 30.45 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 27.55 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 25.35 1000 ha | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 25 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 25.1 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 25.2 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 26.8 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 27.45 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 30.1 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 30.94 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 30.78 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 30.13 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 31.14 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 31.93 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 33.94 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 34.98 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 33.35 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 33.93 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 34.95 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 35.1 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 35.45 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 35.7 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 35.85 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 36.99 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 37.73 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 38.09 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 37.85 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 38.34 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 38.96 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 39.56 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 39.8 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 40.87 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 42.69 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 45 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 45.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 44.58 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 48.67 1000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 49.94 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 50.39 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 49.83 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 50.16 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 53.28 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 55.65 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 58.77 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 59.42 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 59.98 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 63.22 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 65.4 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 66.62 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 72.01 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 80.8 1000 ha | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 81.42 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 73.43 1000 ha | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 75.46 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 76.62 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 81.5 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 107.8 1000 ha | +32.3% |
| 2020 | 93.74 1000 ha | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 124.66 1000 ha | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 102.36 1000 ha | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 102.51 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 102.51 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 102.51 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 250.5 1000 ha, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 102.51 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203.47 1000 ha, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +33.0% | 93.74 1000 ha | 124.66 1000 ha |
| 2019 | +32.3% | 81.5 1000 ha | 107.8 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.84 1000 ha | 25 1000 ha | 30.45 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.47 1000 ha | 27.45 1000 ha | 34.98 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.16 1000 ha | 33.93 1000 ha | 38.09 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.35 1000 ha | 38.34 1000 ha | 48.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.06 1000 ha | 49.83 1000 ha | 63.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.11 1000 ha | 65.4 1000 ha | 107.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.16 1000 ha | 93.74 1000 ha | 124.66 1000 ha | 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 permanent crops — area in Congo?
- Permanent crops — area in Congo was 102.51 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 124.66 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 1000 ha in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for permanent crops — area?
- Congo ranks 118th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.