What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The highest recorded value was 0.0087 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1964.

What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2025.

How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp?

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.

Is agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo

Name: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Democratic Republic of Congo: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP was 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 16.0%

World rank

29th

of 188 countries

All-time high

0.0087 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 1964

All-time low

0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.0087 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960 to 2025.
Year	hectares per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0072 hectares per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0081 hectares per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1962	0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
1963	0.004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-39.1%
1964	0.0087 hectares per US$ of GDP	+115.9%
1965	0.0062 hectares per US$ of GDP	-28.7%
1966	0.0056 hectares per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1967	0.0074 hectares per US$ of GDP	+34.1%
1968	0.0065 hectares per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1969	0.005 hectares per US$ of GDP	-22.2%
1970	0.0052 hectares per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1971	0.0045 hectares per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1972	0.0041 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1973	0.0032 hectares per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
1974	0.0027 hectares per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
1975	0.0025 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1976	0.0027 hectares per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1977	0.0021 hectares per US$ of GDP	-21.7%
1978	0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP	-19.6%
1979	0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1980	0.0018 hectares per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1981	0.0021 hectares per US$ of GDP	+15.0%
1982	0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1983	0.0023 hectares per US$ of GDP	+24.2%
1984	0.0033 hectares per US$ of GDP	+40.3%
1985	0.0036 hectares per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1986	0.0032 hectares per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1987	0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1988	0.0029 hectares per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
1989	0.0029 hectares per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1990	0.0028 hectares per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1991	0.0027 hectares per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1992	0.0032 hectares per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
1993	0.0024 hectares per US$ of GDP	-23.2%
1994	0.0045 hectares per US$ of GDP	+83.9%
1995	0.0046 hectares per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1996	0.0045 hectares per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1997	0.0042 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1998	0.0041 hectares per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1999	0.0054 hectares per US$ of GDP	+31.5%
2000	0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP	-75.3%
2001	0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP	+156.1%
2002	0.0029 hectares per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
2003	0.0029 hectares per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2004	0.0025 hectares per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2005	0.002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2006	0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
2007	0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
2008	0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
2009	0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP	+27.8%
2010	0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP	-18.6%
2011	0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2012	0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2013	0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
2014	0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2015	0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2016	0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2017	0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2018	0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
2019	0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2020	0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2021	0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
2022	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2023	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2024	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2025	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-16.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2001	+156.1%	0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP
1964	+115.9%	0.004 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0087 hectares per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0065 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.004 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0087 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.003 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0052 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0027 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0018 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0036 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0024 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0054 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0021 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

26 Kyrgyzstan 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
27 Tanzania 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
28 Malawi 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
30 Angola 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
31 Liberia 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
32 Djibouti 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo

Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1575 hectares per person (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3188 hectares per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 72.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Democratic Republic of Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The highest recorded value was 0.0087 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1964.
What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
Is agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP
Unit: hectares per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Agricultural area over the long-term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.