Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Congo
Congo: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0078 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0078 ha per person for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.035 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 ha per person, in 1998.
That places Congo 24th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0323 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.035 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0236 ha per person | -32.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0221 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0207 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0161 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0156 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0152 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0153 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0132 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.016 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0151 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0163 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0169 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0173 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0175 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0176 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0143 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0112 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0102 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0107 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0105 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.011 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0111 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0112 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0107 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0109 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0109 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.01 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0091 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0098 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 ha per person | -30.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0126 ha per person | +86.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0123 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0119 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0116 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0118 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.011 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0113 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0118 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0101 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.01 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0091 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0082 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.008 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0078 ha per person | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +86.2% | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0126 ha per person |
| 1963 | -32.6% | 0.035 ha per person | 0.0236 ha per person |
| 1998 | -30.1% | 0.0097 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0218 ha per person | 0.0152 ha per person | 0.035 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0155 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | 0.0176 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0126 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0082 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Congo?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Congo was 0.0078 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.035 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 ha per person in 1998.
- How does Congo rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Congo ranks 24th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.