Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Congo
Congo: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0056 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Congo is 0.0056 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0196 hectares per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.004 hectares per person, in 1992.
That places Congo 149th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0065 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0064 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0084 hectares per person | +31.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0082 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0081 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0089 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0087 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0077 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 hectares per person | -16.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0073 hectares per person | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0088 hectares per person | +20.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0117 hectares per person | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0165 hectares per person | +40.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0196 hectares per person | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0193 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0187 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0169 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0162 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -53.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0073 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0069 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0085 hectares per person | +24.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0106 hectares per person | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0101 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0122 hectares per person | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0119 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0112 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.004 hectares per person | -64.0% |
| 1991 | 0.004 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.004 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 hectares per person | +29.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 hectares per person | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 hectares per person | +72.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0074 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 hectares per person | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.007 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.007 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.006 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 hectares per person | -2.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0056 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0641 hectares per person, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0056 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +72.9% | 0.0041 hectares per person | 0.0071 hectares per person |
| 1990 | -64.0% | 0.0112 hectares per person | 0.004 hectares per person |
| 1980 | -53.3% | 0.0162 hectares per person | 0.0076 hectares per person |
| 1974 | +40.5% | 0.0117 hectares per person | 0.0165 hectares per person |
| 1973 | +33.3% | 0.0088 hectares per person | 0.0117 hectares per person |
| 1963 | +31.7% | 0.0064 hectares per person | 0.0084 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0079 hectares per person | 0.0064 hectares per person | 0.0089 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0141 hectares per person | 0.0064 hectares per person | 0.0196 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0098 hectares per person | 0.0069 hectares per person | 0.0122 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 hectares per person | 0.004 hectares per person | 0.0058 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 hectares per person | 0.0041 hectares per person | 0.0082 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 hectares per person | 0.0062 hectares per person | 0.0071 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0058 hectares per person | 0.0056 hectares per person | 0.006 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- 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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Congo?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Congo was 0.0056 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0196 hectares per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 hectares per person in 1992.
- How does Congo rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Congo ranks 149th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.