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Surface area — Republic of the Congo

Surface area in the Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 342,000 km². Ranked 65 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 342,000 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 65of 215
Period maximum 342,000 km²1961
Period minimum 342,000 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023300,000320,000340,000360,000380,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 342,000 km²1963: 342,000 km²1965: 342,000 km²1967: 342,000 km²1969: 342,000 km²1971: 342,000 km²1973: 342,000 km²1975: 342,000 km²1977: 342,000 km²1979: 342,000 km²1981: 342,000 km²1983: 342,000 km²1985: 342,000 km²1987: 342,000 km²1989: 342,000 km²1991: 342,000 km²1993: 342,000 km²1995: 342,000 km²1997: 342,000 km²1999: 342,000 km²2001: 342,000 km²2003: 342,000 km²2005: 342,000 km²2007: 342,000 km²2009: 342,000 km²2011: 342,000 km²2013: 342,000 km²2015: 342,000 km²2017: 342,000 km²2019: 342,000 km²2021: 342,000 km²2023: 342,000 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: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 342,000 km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Middle Africa computed 6.61M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.41M km²
Surface area — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 342,000 +0 +0%
2022 342,000 +0 +0%
2021 342,000 +0 +0%
2020 342,000 +0 +0%
2019 342,000 +0 +0%
2018 342,000 +0 +0%
2017 342,000 +0 +0%
2016 342,000 +0 +0%
2015 342,000 +0 +0%
2014 342,000 +0 +0%
2013 342,000 +0 +0%
2012 342,000 +0 +0%
2011 342,000 +0 +0%
2010 342,000 +0 +0%
2009 342,000 +0 +0%
2008 342,000 +0 +0%
2007 342,000 +0 +0%
2006 342,000 +0 +0%
2005 342,000 +0 +0%
2004 342,000 +0 +0%
2003 342,000 +0 +0%
2002 342,000 +0 +0%
2001 342,000 +0 +0%
2000 342,000 +0 +0%
1999 342,000 +0 +0%
1998 342,000 +0 +0%
1997 342,000 +0 +0%
1996 342,000 +0 +0%
1995 342,000 +0 +0%
1994 342,000 +0 +0%
1993 342,000 +0 +0%
1992 342,000 +0 +0%
1991 342,000 +0 +0%
1990 342,000 +0 +0%
1989 342,000 +0 +0%
1988 342,000 +0 +0%
1987 342,000 +0 +0%
1986 342,000 +0 +0%
1985 342,000 +0 +0%
1984 342,000 +0 +0%
1983 342,000 +0 +0%
1982 342,000 +0 +0%
1981 342,000 +0 +0%
1980 342,000 +0 +0%
1979 342,000 +0 +0%
1978 342,000 +0 +0%
1977 342,000 +0 +0%
1976 342,000 +0 +0%
1975 342,000 +0 +0%
1974 342,000 +0 +0%
1973 342,000 +0 +0%
1972 342,000 +0 +0%
1971 342,000 +0 +0%
1970 342,000 +0 +0%
1969 342,000 +0 +0%
1968 342,000 +0 +0%
1967 342,000 +0 +0%
1966 342,000 +0 +0%
1965 342,000 +0 +0%
1964 342,000 +0 +0%
1963 342,000 +0 +0%
1962 342,000 +0 +0%
1961 342,000 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

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

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.34M TD Chad 1.28M AO Angola 1.25M CF Central African Republic 622,980 CM Cameroon 475,440 CG Republic of the Congo 342,000 GA Gabon 267,670 GQ Equatorial Guinea 28,050 ST Sao Tome and Principe 960
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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