Temporary crops — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Temporary crops — Area was 12,861 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 12,861 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 12,861 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,127 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 25th out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,185 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 5,127 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5,161 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 5,217 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 5,235 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,316 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 5,302 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5,331 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5,348 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 8,728 1000 ha | +63.2% |
| 2011 | 9,268 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 9,326 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 9,735 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 10,194 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 10,256 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 10,464 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 10,912 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 11,073 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 11,184 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11,515 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 11,594 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 12,187 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 12,508 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 12,861 1000 ha | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary crops — Area in Democratic Republic of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +63.2% | 5,348 1000 ha | 8,728 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,247 1000 ha | 5,127 1000 ha | 5,348 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 10,114 1000 ha | 8,728 1000 ha | 11,184 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,133 1000 ha | 11,515 1000 ha | 12,861 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Temporary crops — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 12,861 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12,861 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,127 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for temporary crops — area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 25th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Temporary 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.