Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agricultural land in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 350,957 km². Ranked 37 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 40.1%.

2023 350,957 km² +1.16% vs 2022
World rank 37of 209
Period maximum 350,957 km²2023
Period minimum 250,500 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023250,000300,000350,000400,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 250,500 km²1963: 251,000 km²1965: 251,500 km²1967: 252,000 km²1969: 253,000 km²1971: 254,000 km²1973: 255,000 km²1975: 255,500 km²1977: 256,300 km²1979: 256,500 km²1981: 257,500 km²1983: 258,000 km²1985: 259,000 km²1987: 259,500 km²1989: 259,500 km²1991: 259,800 km²1993: 260,000 km²1995: 258,000 km²1997: 257,000 km²1999: 256,000 km²2001: 255,500 km²2003: 255,500 km²2005: 255,500 km²2007: 256,500 km²2009: 268,870 km²2011: 296,360 km²2013: 314,300 km²2015: 324,500 km²2017: 332,897 km²2019: 338,369 km²2021: 338,812 km²2023: 350,957 km²
Change over the period: +100,457 (+40.1%) Average annual rate: 0.55 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 350,957 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Middle Africa computed 1.6M km²
Low-income countries computed 6.24M km²
Agricultural land — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 350,957 +4,016 +1.16%
2022 346,941 +8,129 +2.4%
2021 338,812 +37 +0.01%
2020 338,775 +406 +0.12%
2019 338,369 +2,221 +0.66%
2018 336,148 +3,251 +0.98%
2017 332,897 +6,177 +1.89%
2016 326,720 +2,220 +0.68%
2015 324,500 +2,010 +0.62%
2014 322,490 +8,190 +2.61%
2013 314,300 +5,440 +1.76%
2012 308,860 +12,500 +4.22%
2011 296,360 +12,070 +4.25%
2010 284,290 +15,420 +5.74%
2009 268,870 +11,870 +4.62%
2008 257,000 +500 +0.19%
2007 256,500 +640 +0.25%
2006 255,860 +360 +0.14%
2005 255,500 +0 +0%
2004 255,500 +0 +0%
2003 255,500 +0 +0%
2002 255,500 +0 +0%
2001 255,500 −500 −0.2%
2000 256,000 +0 +0%
1999 256,000 −1,000 −0.39%
1998 257,000 +0 +0%
1997 257,000 −1,000 −0.39%
1996 258,000 +0 +0%
1995 258,000 −2,000 −0.77%
1994 260,000 +0 +0%
1993 260,000 +0 +0%
1992 260,000 +200 +0.08%
1991 259,800 +200 +0.08%
1990 259,600 +100 +0.04%
1989 259,500 +0 +0%
1988 259,500 +0 +0%
1987 259,500 +0 +0%
1986 259,500 +500 +0.19%
1985 259,000 +500 +0.19%
1984 258,500 +500 +0.19%
1983 258,000 +300 +0.12%
1982 257,700 +200 +0.08%
1981 257,500 +500 +0.19%
1980 257,000 +500 +0.19%
1979 256,500 +0 +0%
1978 256,500 +200 +0.08%
1977 256,300 +300 +0.12%
1976 256,000 +500 +0.2%
1975 255,500 +0 +0%
1974 255,500 +500 +0.2%
1973 255,000 +500 +0.2%
1972 254,500 +500 +0.2%
1971 254,000 +500 +0.2%
1970 253,500 +500 +0.2%
1969 253,000 +500 +0.2%
1968 252,500 +500 +0.2%
1967 252,000 +300 +0.12%
1966 251,700 +200 +0.08%
1965 251,500 +200 +0.08%
1964 251,300 +300 +0.12%
1963 251,000 +300 +0.12%
1962 250,700 +200 +0.08%
1961 250,500

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.