Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Congo

Congo: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 29.28 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
29.28 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 220 countries
All-time high
29.28 %
in 1961
All-time low
29.28 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Congo, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Congo stood at 29.28 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Congo peaked at 29.28 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 29.28 %, in 1961.

That places Congo 51st out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29.28 % 29.28 % 29.28 % 9
1970s 29.28 % 29.28 % 29.28 % 10
1980s 29.28 % 29.28 % 29.28 % 10
1990s 29.28 % 29.28 % 29.28 % 10
2000s 29.28 % 29.28 % 29.28 % 10
2010s 29.28 % 29.28 % 29.28 % 10
2020s 29.28 % 29.28 % 29.28 % 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 48 Tunisia 30.61 % compare
  2. 49 Sierra Leone 30.48 % compare
  3. 50 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 30.33 % compare
  4. 52 Azerbaijan 29.12 % compare
  5. 53 Senegal 29.09 % compare
  6. 54 Mali 28.39 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Congo?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Congo was 29.28 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 29.28 % in 1961.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 29.28 % in 1961.
How does Congo rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Congo ranks 51st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.