What is land area in Congo?

Land area in Congo was 341,500 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Congo?

The highest recorded value was 341,500 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 341,500 sq. km in 1961.

How does Congo rank for land area?

Congo ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Congo

Name: Land area in Congo
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Congo: Land area was 341,500 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

341,500 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

65th

of 215 countries

All-time high

341,500 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

341,500 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Congo, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Congo is 341,500 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Congo peaked at 341,500 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 341,500 sq. km, in 1961.

Congo ranks 65th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	9
1970s	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	10
1980s	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	10
1990s	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	10
2000s	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	10
2010s	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	10
2020s	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	341,500 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Congo

62 Japan 364,569 sq. km compare
63 Norway 364,270 sq. km compare
64 Germany 349,430 sq. km compare
66 Malaysia 328,550 sq. km compare
67 Cote d'Ivoire 318,000 sq. km compare
68 Vietnam 313,429 sq. km 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 341,500 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Congo?: The highest recorded value was 341,500 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 341,500 sq. km in 1961.
How does Congo rank for land area?: Congo ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 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.