Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 8.03 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
8.03 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 21 countries
All-time high
8.03 %
in 2007
All-time low
7.98 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

02468196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 8.03 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 8.03 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.98 %, in 1961.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 7.98 %
1962 7.98 % +0.0%
1963 7.98 % +0.0%
1964 7.98 % +0.0%
1965 7.98 % +0.0%
1966 7.98 % +0.0%
1967 7.98 % +0.0%
1968 7.98 % +0.0%
1969 7.98 % +0.0%
1970 7.98 % +0.0%
1971 7.98 % +0.0%
1972 7.98 % +0.0%
1973 7.98 % +0.0%
1974 7.98 % +0.0%
1975 7.98 % +0.0%
1976 7.98 % +0.0%
1977 7.98 % +0.0%
1978 7.98 % +0.0%
1979 7.98 % +0.0%
1980 7.98 % +0.0%
1981 7.98 % +0.0%
1982 7.98 % +0.0%
1983 7.98 % +0.0%
1984 7.98 % +0.0%
1985 7.98 % +0.0%
1986 7.98 % +0.0%
1987 7.98 % +0.0%
1988 7.98 % +0.0%
1989 7.98 % +0.0%
1990 7.98 % +0.0%
1991 7.98 % +0.0%
1992 7.98 % +0.0%
1993 7.98 % +0.0%
1994 7.98 % +0.0%
1995 7.98 % +0.0%
1996 7.98 % +0.0%
1997 7.98 % +0.0%
1998 7.98 % +0.0%
1999 7.98 % +0.0%
2000 7.98 % +0.0%
2001 7.98 % +0.0%
2002 7.98 % +0.0%
2003 7.98 % +0.0%
2004 7.98 % +0.0%
2005 7.98 % +0.0%
2006 8 % +0.3%
2007 8.03 % +0.4%
2008 8.03 % +0.0%
2009 8.03 % +0.0%
2010 8.03 % +0.0%
2011 8.03 % +0.0%
2012 8.03 % +0.0%
2013 8.03 % +0.0%
2014 8.03 % +0.0%
2015 8.03 % +0.0%
2016 8.03 % +0.0%
2017 8.03 % +0.0%
2018 8.03 % +0.0%
2019 8.03 % +0.0%
2020 8.03 % +0.0%
2021 8.03 % +0.0%
2022 8.03 % +0.0%
2023 8.03 % +0.0%
2024 8.03 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.98 % 7.98 % 7.98 % 9
1970s 7.98 % 7.98 % 7.98 % 10
1980s 7.98 % 7.98 % 7.98 % 10
1990s 7.98 % 7.98 % 7.98 % 10
2000s 8 % 7.98 % 8.03 % 10
2010s 8.03 % 8.03 % 8.03 % 10
2020s 8.03 % 8.03 % 8.03 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 8.03 % 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 8.03 % in 2007.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 7.98 % in 1961.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th out of 21 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the 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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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
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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.