Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Congo
Congo: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0055 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Congo is 0.0055 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0196 ha per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.004 ha per person, in 1992.
That places Congo 131st out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0065 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0064 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0084 ha per person | +31.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0082 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0081 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0089 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0087 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0077 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0073 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0088 ha per person | +20.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0117 ha per person | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0165 ha per person | +40.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0196 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0193 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0187 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0169 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0162 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0076 ha per person | -53.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0073 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0069 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0085 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0106 ha per person | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0101 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0122 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0119 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0112 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.004 ha per person | -64.0% |
| 1991 | 0.004 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.004 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 ha per person | +29.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 ha per person | +72.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0074 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.007 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.007 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 ha per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0141 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0196 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0122 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Congo?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Congo was 0.0055 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0196 ha per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 ha per person in 1992.
- How does Congo rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Congo ranks 131st out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.