Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 1.38 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.38 million ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
4th
of 20 groups
All-time high
1.40 million ha
in 2015
All-time low
320,500 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fruit primary — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1.38 million ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.40 million ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 320,500 ha, in 1961.

That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 320,500 ha
1962 323,000 ha +0.8%
1963 327,300 ha +1.3%
1964 329,800 ha +0.8%
1965 334,200 ha +1.3%
1966 335,600 ha +0.4%
1967 339,000 ha +1.0%
1968 347,500 ha +2.5%
1969 329,000 ha -5.3%
1970 361,400 ha +9.8%
1971 371,400 ha +2.8%
1972 383,000 ha +3.1%
1973 390,300 ha +1.9%
1974 398,700 ha +2.2%
1975 405,100 ha +1.6%
1976 411,800 ha +1.7%
1977 419,100 ha +1.8%
1978 429,700 ha +2.5%
1979 431,600 ha +0.4%
1980 447,700 ha +3.7%
1981 470,000 ha +5.0%
1982 483,400 ha +2.9%
1983 496,400 ha +2.7%
1984 500,200 ha +0.8%
1985 527,180 ha +5.4%
1986 537,810 ha +2.0%
1987 541,350 ha +0.7%
1988 558,330 ha +3.1%
1989 564,310 ha +1.1%
1990 599,228 ha +6.2%
1991 605,655 ha +1.1%
1992 617,192 ha +1.9%
1993 655,716 ha +6.2%
1994 677,519 ha +3.3%
1995 440,551 ha -35.0%
1996 452,968 ha +2.8%
1997 404,547 ha -10.7%
1998 403,663 ha -0.2%
1999 404,985 ha +0.3%
2000 409,569 ha +1.1%
2001 415,896 ha +1.5%
2002 409,016 ha -1.7%
2003 412,064 ha +0.7%
2004 413,730 ha +0.4%
2005 413,011 ha -0.2%
2006 415,847 ha +0.7%
2007 417,562 ha +0.4%
2008 418,798 ha +0.3%
2009 587,800 ha +40.4%
2010 887,043 ha +50.9%
2011 911,588 ha +2.8%
2012 938,456 ha +2.9%
2013 1.14 million ha +21.1%
2014 1.40 million ha +22.8%
2015 1.40 million ha +0.2%
2016 1.37 million ha -1.7%
2017 1.36 million ha -1.3%
2018 1.36 million ha +0.0%
2019 1.37 million ha +0.6%
2020 1.37 million ha +0.4%
2021 1.37 million ha +0.3%
2022 1.37 million ha -0.1%
2023 1.38 million ha +0.2%
2024 1.38 million ha +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 331,767 ha 320,500 ha 347,500 ha 9
1970s 400,210 ha 361,400 ha 431,600 ha 10
1980s 512,668 ha 447,700 ha 564,310 ha 10
1990s 526,202 ha 403,663 ha 677,519 ha 10
2000s 431,329 ha 409,016 ha 587,800 ha 10
2010s 1.21 million ha 887,043 ha 1.40 million ha 10
2020s 1.37 million ha 1.37 million ha 1.38 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 1 China 16.14 million ha compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 16.00 million ha compare
  3. 3 India 7.05 million ha compare
  4. 4 USSR 3.34 million ha compare
  5. 5 Türkiye 1.36 million ha compare
  6. 5 Uganda 2.70 million ha compare
  7. 6 Brazil 2.40 million ha compare
  8. 7 Nigeria 1.93 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fruit primary — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Fruit primary — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.38 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1.40 million ha in 2015.
What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 320,500 ha in 1961.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Fruit Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fruit Primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,778 data points, 1961–2024
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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.