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Land area — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Land area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 2,267,050 km². Ranked 11 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 2.27M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 11of 215
Period maximum 2.27M km²1961
Period minimum 2.27M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–20232M2.2M2.4M2.6M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,267,050 km²1963: 2,267,050 km²1965: 2,267,050 km²1967: 2,267,050 km²1969: 2,267,050 km²1971: 2,267,050 km²1973: 2,267,050 km²1975: 2,267,050 km²1977: 2,267,050 km²1979: 2,267,050 km²1981: 2,267,050 km²1983: 2,267,050 km²1985: 2,267,050 km²1987: 2,267,050 km²1989: 2,267,050 km²1991: 2,267,050 km²1993: 2,267,050 km²1995: 2,267,050 km²1997: 2,267,050 km²1999: 2,267,050 km²2001: 2,267,050 km²2003: 2,267,050 km²2005: 2,267,050 km²2007: 2,267,050 km²2009: 2,267,050 km²2011: 2,267,050 km²2013: 2,267,050 km²2015: 2,267,050 km²2017: 2,267,050 km²2019: 2,267,050 km²2021: 2,267,050 km²2023: 2,267,050 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

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 2.27M km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Middle Africa computed 6.5M km²
Low-income countries computed 14.77M km²
Land area — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2.27M +0 +0%
2022 2.27M +0 +0%
2021 2.27M +0 +0%
2020 2.27M +0 +0%
2019 2.27M +0 +0%
2018 2.27M +0 +0%
2017 2.27M +0 +0%
2016 2.27M +0 +0%
2015 2.27M +0 +0%
2014 2.27M +0 +0%
2013 2.27M +0 +0%
2012 2.27M +0 +0%
2011 2.27M +0 +0%
2010 2.27M +0 +0%
2009 2.27M +0 +0%
2008 2.27M +0 +0%
2007 2.27M +0 +0%
2006 2.27M +0 +0%
2005 2.27M +0 +0%
2004 2.27M +0 +0%
2003 2.27M +0 +0%
2002 2.27M +0 +0%
2001 2.27M +0 +0%
2000 2.27M +0 +0%
1999 2.27M +0 +0%
1998 2.27M +0 +0%
1997 2.27M +0 +0%
1996 2.27M +0 +0%
1995 2.27M +0 +0%
1994 2.27M +0 +0%
1993 2.27M +0 +0%
1992 2.27M +0 +0%
1991 2.27M +0 +0%
1990 2.27M +0 +0%
1989 2.27M +0 +0%
1988 2.27M +0 +0%
1987 2.27M +0 +0%
1986 2.27M +0 +0%
1985 2.27M +0 +0%
1984 2.27M +0 +0%
1983 2.27M +0 +0%
1982 2.27M +0 +0%
1981 2.27M +0 +0%
1980 2.27M +0 +0%
1979 2.27M +0 +0%
1978 2.27M +0 +0%
1977 2.27M +0 +0%
1976 2.27M +0 +0%
1975 2.27M +0 +0%
1974 2.27M +0 +0%
1973 2.27M +0 +0%
1972 2.27M +0 +0%
1971 2.27M +0 +0%
1970 2.27M +0 +0%
1969 2.27M +0 +0%
1968 2.27M +0 +0%
1967 2.27M +0 +0%
1966 2.27M +0 +0%
1965 2.27M +0 +0%
1964 2.27M +0 +0%
1963 2.27M +0 +0%
1962 2.27M +0 +0%
1961 2.27M — —

Middle Africa, 2023

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

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.27M TD Chad 1.26M AO Angola 1.25M CF Central African Republic 622,980 CM Cameroon 472,710 CG Republic of the Congo 341,500 GA Gabon 257,670 GQ Equatorial Guinea 28,050 ST Sao Tome and Principe 960
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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