Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Arable land in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 14,897,864 ha. Ranked 22 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 132.8%.

2023 14.9M ha +2.73% vs 2022
World rank 22of 206
Period maximum 14.9M ha2023
Period minimum 6.36M ha1965

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–20235M7.5M10M12.5M15M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 6,400,000 ha1963: 6,400,000 ha1965: 6,360,000 ha1967: 6,370,000 ha1969: 6,420,000 ha1971: 6,470,000 ha1973: 6,520,000 ha1975: 6,545,000 ha1977: 6,610,000 ha1979: 6,600,000 ha1981: 6,650,000 ha1983: 6,650,000 ha1985: 6,700,000 ha1987: 6,700,000 ha1989: 6,700,000 ha1991: 6,680,000 ha1993: 6,700,000 ha1995: 6,700,000 ha1997: 6,700,000 ha1999: 6,700,000 ha2001: 6,700,000 ha2003: 6,700,000 ha2005: 6,700,000 ha2007: 6,700,000 ha2009: 7,932,000 ha2011: 10,296,000 ha2013: 11,785,000 ha2015: 12,460,000 ha2017: 13,241,000 ha2019: 13,680,000 ha2021: 13,704,383 ha2023: 14,897,864 ha
Change over the period: +8.5M (+132.78%) Average annual rate: 1.37 %

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 14.9M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Middle Africa computed 34.51M ha
Low-income countries computed 142M ha
Arable land — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 14.9M +395,979 +2.73%
2022 14.5M +797,502 +5.82%
2021 13.7M +24,383 +0.18%
2020 13.68M +0 +0%
2019 13.68M +186,000 +1.38%
2018 13.49M +253,000 +1.91%
2017 13.24M +579,000 +4.57%
2016 12.66M +202,000 +1.62%
2015 12.46M +146,000 +1.19%
2014 12.31M +529,000 +4.49%
2013 11.79M +309,000 +2.69%
2012 11.48M +1.18M +11.46%
2011 10.3M +1.18M +12.97%
2010 9.11M +1.18M +14.9%
2009 7.93M +1.18M +17.51%
2008 6.75M +50,000 +0.75%
2007 6.7M +0 +0%
2006 6.7M +0 +0%
2005 6.7M +0 +0%
2004 6.7M +0 +0%
2003 6.7M +0 +0%
2002 6.7M +0 +0%
2001 6.7M +0 +0%
2000 6.7M +0 +0%
1999 6.7M +0 +0%
1998 6.7M +0 +0%
1997 6.7M +0 +0%
1996 6.7M +0 +0%
1995 6.7M +0 +0%
1994 6.7M +0 +0%
1993 6.7M +0 +0%
1992 6.7M +20,000 +0.3%
1991 6.68M +10,000 +0.15%
1990 6.67M −30,000 −0.45%
1989 6.7M +0 +0%
1988 6.7M +0 +0%
1987 6.7M −20,000 −0.3%
1986 6.72M +20,000 +0.3%
1985 6.7M +30,000 +0.45%
1984 6.67M +20,000 +0.3%
1983 6.65M +10,000 +0.15%
1982 6.64M −10,000 −0.15%
1981 6.65M +30,000 +0.45%
1980 6.62M +20,000 +0.3%
1979 6.6M −20,000 −0.3%
1978 6.62M +10,000 +0.15%
1977 6.61M +20,000 +0.3%
1976 6.59M +45,000 +0.69%
1975 6.55M −5,000 −0.08%
1974 6.55M +30,000 +0.46%
1973 6.52M +20,000 +0.31%
1972 6.5M +30,000 +0.46%
1971 6.47M +30,000 +0.47%
1970 6.44M +20,000 +0.31%
1969 6.42M +20,000 +0.31%
1968 6.4M +30,000 +0.47%
1967 6.37M +10,000 +0.16%
1966 6.36M +0 +0%
1965 6.36M −20,000 −0.31%
1964 6.38M −20,000 −0.31%
1963 6.4M +0 +0%
1962 6.4M +0 +0%
1961 6.4M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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