Agricultural area per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Agricultural area per capita was 0.3317 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.3317 for agricultural area 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 area per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.6 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3317, in 2023.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 118th of 225 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 | 1.29 | 1.6 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 0.9909 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8443 | 0.7313 | 0.9621 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.608 | 0.5234 | 0.7077 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4454 | 0.3991 | 0.5069 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.399 | 0.364 | 0.4216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3413 | 0.3317 | 0.3529 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Rural population 61.93 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 54.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.93 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.93 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.03 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Agricultural area per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.3317 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3317 in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 118th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).