Arable land in Congo
Congo: Arable land was 550,000 hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Arable land in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Congo is 550,000 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Congo peaked at 550,000 hectares in 2013 and was at its lowest, 473,000 hectares, in 1994.
Congo ranks 122nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 518,778 hectares | 518,000 hectares | 520,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 516,400 hectares | 483,000 hectares | 531,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 509,000 hectares | 488,000 hectares | 528,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 482,600 hectares | 473,000 hectares | 495,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 491,000 hectares | 490,000 hectares | 500,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 542,000 hectares | 510,000 hectares | 550,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 550,000 hectares | 550,000 hectares | 550,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 877.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 30,359 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Congo?
- Arable land in Congo was 550,000 hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 550,000 hectares in 2013.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 473,000 hectares in 1994.
- How does Congo rank for arable land?
- Congo ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.