Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Land under cereal production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 5,033,816 ha. Ranked 17 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 599.4%.

2024 5.03M ha +3.28% vs 2023
World rank 17of 79
Period maximum 5.03M ha2024
Period minimum 660,300 ha1963

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–202402M4M6M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 719,700 ha1963: 660,300 ha1965: 693,909 ha1967: 797,745 ha1969: 908,800 ha1971: 926,372 ha1973: 961,069 ha1975: 1,015,151 ha1977: 1,055,000 ha1979: 1,087,400 ha1981: 1,144,000 ha1983: 1,212,300 ha1985: 1,427,330 ha1987: 1,528,440 ha1989: 1,764,270 ha1991: 1,818,200 ha1993: 2,033,426 ha1995: 1,931,426 ha1997: 1,910,655 ha1999: 2,023,140 ha2001: 1,965,544 ha2003: 1,971,819 ha2005: 1,973,988 ha2007: 1,976,380 ha2009: 1,978,828 ha2011: 3,445,330 ha2013: 3,702,549 ha2015: 4,058,927 ha2017: 4,356,643 ha2019: 4,277,119 ha2021: 4,325,886 ha2023: 4,874,167 ha2024: 5,033,816 ha
Change over the period: +4.31M (+599.43%) Average annual rate: 3.14 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.03M ha
World 416M ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 85.37M ha
Land under cereal production — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 5.03M +159,649 +3.28%
2023 4.87M +129,059 +2.72%
2022 4.75M +419,222 +9.69%
2021 4.33M +82,107 +1.93%
2020 4.24M −33,340 −0.78%
2019 4.28M −72,875 −1.68%
2018 4.35M −6,649 −0.15%
2017 4.36M +164,025 +3.91%
2016 4.19M +133,691 +3.29%
2015 4.06M +30,843 +0.77%
2014 4.03M +325,535 +8.79%
2013 3.7M +275,610 +8.04%
2012 3.43M −18,391 −0.53%
2011 3.45M +143,723 +4.35%
2010 3.3M +1.32M +66.85%
2009 1.98M +1,352 +0.07%
2008 1.98M +1,096 +0.06%
2007 1.98M +1,181 +0.06%
2006 1.98M +1,211 +0.06%
2005 1.97M +1,267 +0.06%
2004 1.97M +902 +0.05%
2003 1.97M +2,260 +0.11%
2002 1.97M +4,015 +0.2%
2001 1.97M −32,868 −1.64%
2000 2M −24,728 −1.22%
1999 2.02M +23,851 +1.19%
1998 2M +88,634 +4.64%
1997 1.91M −83,028 −4.16%
1996 1.99M +62,257 +3.22%
1995 1.93M −160,675 −7.68%
1994 2.09M +58,675 +2.89%
1993 2.03M +112,486 +5.86%
1992 1.92M +102,740 +5.65%
1991 1.82M −45,472 −2.44%
1990 1.86M +99,402 +5.63%
1989 1.76M +94,240 +5.64%
1988 1.67M +141,590 +9.26%
1987 1.53M +18,270 +1.21%
1986 1.51M +82,840 +5.8%
1985 1.43M +183,130 +14.72%
1984 1.24M +31,900 +2.63%
1983 1.21M +35,500 +3.02%
1982 1.18M +32,800 +2.87%
1981 1.14M +30,900 +2.78%
1980 1.11M +25,700 +2.36%
1979 1.09M +29,900 +2.83%
1978 1.06M +2,500 +0.24%
1977 1.06M +18,000 +1.74%
1976 1.04M +21,849 +2.15%
1975 1.02M +26,322 +2.66%
1974 988,829 +27,760 +2.89%
1973 961,069 +21,256 +2.26%
1972 939,813 +13,441 +1.45%
1971 926,372 +10,029 +1.09%
1970 916,343 +7,543 +0.83%
1969 908,800 −12,006 −1.3%
1968 920,806 +123,061 +15.43%
1967 797,745 +31,538 +4.12%
1966 766,207 +72,298 +10.42%
1965 693,909 +31,209 +4.71%
1964 662,700 +2,400 +0.36%
1963 660,300 −41,400 −5.9%
1962 701,700 −18,000 −2.5%
1961 719,700

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.03M TD Chad 3.28M CM Cameroon 2.17M GA Gabon 30,075

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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