Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Republic of the Congo

Arable land in the Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 550,000 ha. Ranked 122 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 5.8%.

2023 550,000 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 122of 206
Period maximum 550,000 ha2013
Period minimum 473,000 ha1994

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023460,000480,000500,000520,000540,000560,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 520,000 ha1963: 520,000 ha1965: 518,000 ha1967: 518,000 ha1969: 519,000 ha1971: 520,000 ha1973: 524,000 ha1975: 527,000 ha1977: 528,000 ha1979: 485,000 ha1981: 491,000 ha1983: 520,000 ha1985: 528,000 ha1987: 498,000 ha1989: 502,000 ha1991: 481,000 ha1993: 485,000 ha1995: 475,000 ha1997: 490,000 ha1999: 495,000 ha2001: 490,000 ha2003: 490,000 ha2005: 490,000 ha2007: 490,000 ha2009: 500,000 ha2011: 530,000 ha2013: 550,000 ha2015: 550,000 ha2017: 550,000 ha2019: 550,000 ha2021: 550,000 ha2023: 550,000 ha
Change over the period: +30,000 (+5.77%) Average annual rate: 0.09 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Republic of the Congo 550,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Middle Africa computed 34.51M ha
Arable land — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 550,000 +0 +0%
2022 550,000 +0 +0%
2021 550,000 +0 +0%
2020 550,000 +0 +0%
2019 550,000 +0 +0%
2018 550,000 +0 +0%
2017 550,000 +0 +0%
2016 550,000 +0 +0%
2015 550,000 +0 +0%
2014 550,000 +0 +0%
2013 550,000 +20,000 +3.77%
2012 530,000 +0 +0%
2011 530,000 +20,000 +3.92%
2010 510,000 +10,000 +2%
2009 500,000 +10,000 +2.04%
2008 490,000 +0 +0%
2007 490,000 +0 +0%
2006 490,000 +0 +0%
2005 490,000 +0 +0%
2004 490,000 +0 +0%
2003 490,000 +0 +0%
2002 490,000 +0 +0%
2001 490,000 +0 +0%
2000 490,000 −5,000 −1.01%
1999 495,000 +4,000 +0.81%
1998 491,000 +1,000 +0.2%
1997 490,000 +13,000 +2.73%
1996 477,000 +2,000 +0.42%
1995 475,000 +2,000 +0.42%
1994 473,000 −12,000 −2.47%
1993 485,000 +5,000 +1.04%
1992 480,000 −1,000 −0.21%
1991 481,000 +2,000 +0.42%
1990 479,000 −23,000 −4.58%
1989 502,000 +2,000 +0.4%
1988 500,000 +2,000 +0.4%
1987 498,000 −27,000 −5.14%
1986 525,000 −3,000 −0.57%
1985 528,000 +6,000 +1.15%
1984 522,000 +2,000 +0.38%
1983 520,000 +4,000 +0.78%
1982 516,000 +25,000 +5.09%
1981 491,000 +3,000 +0.61%
1980 488,000 +3,000 +0.62%
1979 485,000 +2,000 +0.41%
1978 483,000 −45,000 −8.52%
1977 528,000 −3,000 −0.56%
1976 531,000 +4,000 +0.76%
1975 527,000 +1,000 +0.19%
1974 526,000 +2,000 +0.38%
1973 524,000 +4,000 +0.77%
1972 520,000 +0 +0%
1971 520,000 +0 +0%
1970 520,000 +1,000 +0.19%
1969 519,000 +1,000 +0.19%
1968 518,000 +0 +0%
1967 518,000 +0 +0%
1966 518,000 +0 +0%
1965 518,000 +0 +0%
1964 518,000 −2,000 −0.38%
1963 520,000 +0 +0%
1962 520,000 +0 +0%
1961 520,000

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.