Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 1,807 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 1,807 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1,807 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 900.68 1000 ha, in 2009.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 18th out of 229 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 meadows and pastures — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,028 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,015 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,001 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 985.13 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 974.36 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 948.48 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 940.65 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 922.37 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 900.68 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,415 1000 ha | +57.1% |
| 2011 | 1,444 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,437 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,453 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,512 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1,523 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,531 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,579 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,596 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,613 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,632 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1,629 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,713 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 1,758 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,807 1000 ha | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — 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 | +57.1% | 900.68 1000 ha | 1,415 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 968.4 1000 ha | 900.68 1000 ha | 1,028 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,510 1000 ha | 1,415 1000 ha | 1,613 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,708 1000 ha | 1,629 1000 ha | 1,807 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (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 meadows and pastures — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1,807 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,807 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 900.68 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 18th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 meadows and pastures — 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.