Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 5.03 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 5.03 million ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 5.03 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 660,300 ha, in 1963.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 719,700 ha | — |
| 1962 | 701,700 ha | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 660,300 ha | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 662,700 ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 693,909 ha | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 766,207 ha | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 797,745 ha | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 920,806 ha | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 908,800 ha | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 916,343 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 926,372 ha | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 939,813 ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 961,069 ha | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 988,829 ha | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.02 million ha | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.04 million ha | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.05 million ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.06 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.09 million ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.11 million ha | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.14 million ha | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.18 million ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 1.21 million ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.24 million ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.43 million ha | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 1.51 million ha | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 1.53 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.67 million ha | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 1.76 million ha | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 1.86 million ha | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.82 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.92 million ha | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 2.03 million ha | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 2.09 million ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.93 million ha | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 1.99 million ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.91 million ha | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 2.00 million ha | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 2.02 million ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.00 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.97 million ha | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.97 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.97 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.97 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.97 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.98 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.98 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.98 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.98 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.30 million ha | +66.8% |
| 2011 | 3.45 million ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 3.43 million ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.70 million ha | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 4.03 million ha | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 4.06 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.19 million ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.36 million ha | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.35 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.28 million ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.24 million ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.33 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.75 million ha | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 4.87 million ha | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 5.03 million ha | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 759,096 ha | 660,300 ha | 920,806 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 998,448 ha | 916,343 ha | 1.09 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 million ha | 1.11 million ha | 1.76 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 million ha | 1.82 million ha | 2.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 million ha | 1.97 million ha | 2.00 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.91 million ha | 3.30 million ha | 4.36 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 million ha | 4.24 million ha | 5.03 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 5 Russian Federation 39.58 million ha compare
- 6 Brazil 27.78 million ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 7.93 million ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 19.58 million ha compare
- 8 Australia 19.46 million ha compare
- 9 Nigeria 18.28 million ha compare
- 10 Argentina 17.66 million ha compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 16.06 million ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 5.03 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 660,300 ha in 1963.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.