Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Congo
Congo: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Congo, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Congo stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 58.3% on the previous year and down 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Congo peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 1995.
Congo ranks 78th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | -0.3% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2% | -0.4% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Congo?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Congo was 0.2% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 1995.
- How does Congo rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Congo ranks 78th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.