Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 82,078 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 82,078 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 186,100 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 66,800 ha, in 1966.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 128,600 ha | +16.3% |
| 1963 | 128,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 86,600 ha | -32.7% |
| 1965 | 67,700 ha | -21.8% |
| 1966 | 66,800 ha | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 73,900 ha | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 127,800 ha | +72.9% |
| 1969 | 149,800 ha | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 186,100 ha | +24.2% |
| 1971 | 173,900 ha | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 167,100 ha | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 183,260 ha | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 170,750 ha | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 157,700 ha | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 150,300 ha | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 143,300 ha | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 146,800 ha | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 101,600 ha | -30.8% |
| 1980 | 98,700 ha | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 89,700 ha | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 176,800 ha | +97.1% |
| 1983 | 181,800 ha | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 180,900 ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 156,700 ha | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 136,800 ha | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 116,800 ha | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 82,900 ha | -29.0% |
| 1989 | 91,900 ha | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 82,000 ha | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 82,100 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 75,300 ha | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 75,500 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 75,600 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 74,800 ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 74,900 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 75,084 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 72,600 ha | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 74,162 ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 76,070 ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 77,984 ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 77,650 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 77,855 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 80,789 ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 81,650 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 82,800 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 83,166 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 84,400 ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 69,253 ha | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 71,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 75,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 76,200 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 76,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 77,300 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 79,812 ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 80,943 ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 80,307 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 80,019 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 80,150 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80,115 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 80,835 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 81,445 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 81,752 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 82,078 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104,489 ha | 66,800 ha | 149,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 158,081 ha | 101,600 ha | 186,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 131,300 ha | 82,900 ha | 181,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 76,205 ha | 72,600 ha | 82,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,162 ha | 69,253 ha | 84,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,693 ha | 71,000 ha | 80,943 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,245 ha | 80,115 ha | 82,078 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 3 China 2.90 million ha compare
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- 5 Brazil 2.11 million ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 466,942 ha compare
- 6 Pakistan 2.04 million ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 50,000 ha compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 964,810 ha compare
- 8 Bangladesh 740,330 ha compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 651,844 ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 40,072 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 82,078 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 186,100 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,800 ha in 1966.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.