Agricultural land per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Agricultural land per capita was 0.3317 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3317 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
119th
of 226 countries
All-time high
1.6 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.3317 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.3317 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.6 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3317 hectares per capita, in 2023.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 119th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.6 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 1.56 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 1.52 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.48 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.44 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.4 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 1.36 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.33 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.29 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.26 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.23 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.2 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.17 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.14 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.11 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 1.08 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.06 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.03 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9909 hectares per capita | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9621 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9363 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9094 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.882 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8547 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8284 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8043 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7793 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7547 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7313 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7077 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.685 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6628 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6395 hectares per capita | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6099 hectares per capita | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5806 hectares per capita | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5696 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5583 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5434 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5234 hectares per capita | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5069 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4901 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4753 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4617 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4483 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4347 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4221 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4105 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3991 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4049 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4146 hectares per capita | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4183 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4216 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4147 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4113 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4004 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3892 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3823 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3733 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.364 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3529 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3417 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3388 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3317 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.3317 hectares per capita is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5954 hectares per capita, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.3317 hectares per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6139 hectares per capita, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 hectares per capita | 1.29 hectares per capita | 1.6 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 hectares per capita | 0.9909 hectares per capita | 1.26 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8443 hectares per capita | 0.7313 hectares per capita | 0.9621 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.608 hectares per capita | 0.5234 hectares per capita | 0.7077 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4454 hectares per capita | 0.3991 hectares per capita | 0.5069 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.399 hectares per capita | 0.364 hectares per capita | 0.4216 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3413 hectares per capita | 0.3317 hectares per capita | 0.3529 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Rural population growth 2.5% (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 8.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (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)
- Rural population 61.93 million (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5489 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Agricultural land per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.3317 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3317 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 119th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.