Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.037 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo stood at 0.037 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0372 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Congo 64th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0303 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0303 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.037 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1268 ha per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.037 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1048 ha per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +50.0% | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +42.0% | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +33.3% | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.037 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0372 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 64th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.