Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 5.92 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 5.92 1000 ha.
The figure is up 22.1% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 26.89 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.85 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 12th out of 20 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.34 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 8.61 1000 ha | -35.5% |
| 2003 | 9.72 1000 ha | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 13.63 1000 ha | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 20.84 1000 ha | +52.9% |
| 2006 | 24.41 1000 ha | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 26.89 1000 ha | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 24.66 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 20.56 1000 ha | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 18.29 1000 ha | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 17.16 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 13.64 1000 ha | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 10.56 1000 ha | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 8.57 1000 ha | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 9.51 1000 ha | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 8.87 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 9.81 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 8.16 1000 ha | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 7.25 1000 ha | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 6.24 1000 ha | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 5.9 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 5.62 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.85 1000 ha | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 5.92 1000 ha | +22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.07 1000 ha | 8.61 1000 ha | 26.89 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.18 1000 ha | 7.25 1000 ha | 18.29 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.71 1000 ha | 4.85 1000 ha | 6.24 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 — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Country area — Area 234,541 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 18,510 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 5.92 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 26.89 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.85 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 12th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.