Environment in Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,375 indicators covering environment for Democratic Republic of the Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change 2025 down 169.6% 2777th Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change 2025 down 162.7% 2886th Standard Deviation 0.193 °C 2025 unchanged 17th Temperature change 1.17 °C 2025 up 50.1% 13th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 4,443 t 2024 up 34.9% 15th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 0.24 kg/ha 2024 up 9.1% 16th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.04 kg/cap 2024 unchanged 17th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.34 g/Int$ 2024 up 9.7% 16th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 4,443 t 2024 up 28.0% 14th Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.06 % 2024 down 14.3% 21st Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 11 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 17th Inland waters — Area 7,781 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 5th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.03 % 2024 unchanged 13th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.58 % 2024 down 9.6% 11th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,200 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 8th Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.43 % 2024 up 11.0% 15th Permanent crops — Area 1,994 1000 ha 2024 up 23.0% 8th Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 44.99 % 2024 up 11.7% 6th Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha 2024 up 23.7% 5th Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap 2024 down 10.5% 11th Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % 2024 up 23.4% 16th Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % 2024 up 11.7% 12th Cropland — Area 18,510 1000 ha 2024 up 23.6% 5th Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 11.5% 17th Agricultural land — Share in Land area 16.19 % 2024 up 10.7% 18th Agricultural land — Area 36,710 1000 ha 2024 up 10.6% 8th Agriculture — Area 36,710 1000 ha 2024 up 10.6% 8th Land area — Area 226,705 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 4th Country area — Area 234,541 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% 4th Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 32 t 2024 down 88.3% 19th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.38 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.8% 14th Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.81 Percentage change 2024 down 175.0% 578th Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.81 Percentage change 2024 down 171.5% 681st Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -4.72 % change on previous year 2024 down 101.9% 14th Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -9.56 % change on previous year 2024 down 130.4% 19th Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.71 % change on previous year 2024 up 444.4% 8th Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -24.32 % change on previous year 2024 down 142.3% 19th Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.46 % change on previous year 2024 down 73.5% 8th Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -92.61 % change on previous year 2024 down 265.2% 20th Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 17 1000 USD 2024 down 93.1% 19th Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -85.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 174.1% 20th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 424 t 2024 down 26.8% 14th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,191 1000 USD 2024 down 7.7% 15th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.36 g/Int$ 2024 up 125.0% 17th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.04 kg/cap 2024 up 100.0% 17th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0.26 kg/ha 2024 up 136.4% 16th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 4,807 t 2024 up 181.1% 16th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4,807 t 2024 up 148.0% 15th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.44 g/Int$ 2024 up 73.0% 15th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.3 kg/cap 2024 up 57.9% 16th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.74 kg/ha 2024 up 72.3% 16th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 423.97 SLC 2024 up 323.7% 5th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 141.27 USD 2024 up 41.1% 3rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 32,284 t 2024 up 112.7% 14th Pesticides (total) — Import value 15,868 1000 USD 2024 up 31.4% 14th Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.1 1000 USD 2024 down 99.5% 17th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 32,293 t 2024 up 90.1% 12th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 8 t 2024 — 13th Wood pulp — Import quantity 307 t 2024 down 53.3% 16th Page 1 of 23 Next →