Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1009 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1009 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
144th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.1017 ha per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0205 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.1009 ha per square kilometre for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.1017 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0205 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Congo 144th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0287 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0764 ha per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0934 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0942 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0934 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0849 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | -52.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0401 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0486 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0612 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0761 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0287 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0497 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0379 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0379 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +79.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0728 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0832 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.083 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0839 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0817 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0817 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0871 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0884 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0925 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0932 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.096 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0991 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.094 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.097 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1001 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1006 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0284 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0677 ha per square kilometre | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | 0.0942 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | 0.0761 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | 0.0497 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0768 ha per square kilometre | 0.0379 ha per square kilometre | 0.0884 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0976 ha per square kilometre | 0.0925 ha per square kilometre | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 141 Fiji 0.1224 ha per square kilometre compare
- 142 Gabon 0.1169 ha per square kilometre compare
- 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1154 ha per square kilometre compare
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0651 ha per square kilometre compare
- 146 Mauritius 0.0646 ha per square kilometre compare
- 147 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0614 ha per square kilometre compare
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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.1009 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1017 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0205 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 144th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — 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
Cereals, primary — 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.