Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Congo
Congo: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0016 1000 ha per person for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0092 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Congo ranks 21st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.009 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0078 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0016 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 10.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0016 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, 3.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 18 Libya 0.0018 1000 ha per person compare
- 19 Faroe Islands 0.0018 1000 ha per person compare
- 20 New Zealand 0.0017 1000 ha per person compare
- 22 Djibouti 0.0015 1000 ha per person compare
- 23 Mali 0.0014 1000 ha per person compare
- 24 South Africa 0.0013 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Congo?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Congo was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0092 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Congo ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, 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 volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.