What is land area in Congo?

Land area in Congo was 34.15 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Congo?

The highest recorded value was 34.15 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 34.15 million hectares in 1961.

How does Congo rank for land area?

Congo ranks 26th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Congo?

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

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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Congo

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

Congo: Land area was 34.15 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

34.15 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

26th

of 53 countries

All-time high

34.15 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

34.15 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Congo, 1961–2011

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Congo is 34.15 million hectares, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Congo peaked at 34.15 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 34.15 million hectares, in 1961.

Congo ranks 26th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	9
1970s	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	10
1980s	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	10
1990s	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	10
2000s	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	10
2010s	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	34.15 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Congo

23 Cameroon 47.27 million hectares compare
24 Morocco 44.63 million hectares compare
25 Zimbabwe 38.69 million hectares compare
27 Cote d'Ivoire 31.80 million hectares compare
28 Burkina Faso 27.36 million hectares compare
29 Gabon 25.77 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Congo

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
Rural population 35.9% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Congo?: Land area in Congo was 34.15 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Congo?: The highest recorded value was 34.15 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 34.15 million hectares in 1961.
How does Congo rank for land area?: Congo ranks 26th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.