What is land area equipped for irrigation in Congo?

Land area equipped for irrigation in Congo was 2,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Congo?

The highest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1974.

What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 1,000 hectares in 1970.

How does Congo rank for land area equipped for irrigation?

Congo ranks 47th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Congo?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Congo data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area equipped for irrigation in Congo

Name: Land area equipped for irrigation in Congo
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Congo: Land area equipped for irrigation was 2,000 hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

2,000 hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

47th

of 52 countries

All-time high

2,000 hectares

in 1974

All-time low

1,000 hectares

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2011

Land area equipped for irrigation in Congo, 1970–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Congo recorded 2,000 hectares for land area equipped for irrigation in 2011. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Congo peaked at 2,000 hectares in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1,000 hectares, in 1970.

Congo ranks 47th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1,600 hectares	1,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	10
1980s	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	10
1990s	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	10
2000s	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	10
2010s	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2,000 hectares	2

Countries ranked near Congo

44 Cape Verde 3,500 hectares compare
45 Lesotho 3,000 hectares compare
45 Liberia 3,000 hectares compare
47 Botswana 2,000 hectares compare
49 Djibouti 1,000 hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Congo

Agriculture share gdp 10.11 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.11 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Rural population 35.9% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 0.8777 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area equipped for irrigation in Congo?: Land area equipped for irrigation in Congo was 2,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Congo?: The highest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1974.
What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 1,000 hectares in 1970.
How does Congo rank for land area equipped for irrigation?: Congo ranks 47th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,802 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.