Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested was 28,456 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 28,456 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 90,000 ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 15,000 ha, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 85,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 85,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 80,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 70,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1966 | 80,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 83,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 88,000 ha | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 90,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 88,000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 85,000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 80,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 75,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 74,500 ha | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 72,700 ha | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 69,800 ha | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 67,500 ha | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 65,000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 65,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 65,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 65,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 65,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 65,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 60,000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 58,000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 58,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 55,000 ha | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 49,000 ha | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 47,000 ha | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 40,000 ha | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 37,000 ha | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 34,000 ha | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 32,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 30,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 27,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 25,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 23,000 ha | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 20,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 21,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 19,000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 18,000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 16,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 15,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 21,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 42,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 25,000 ha | -40.5% |
| 2007 | 51,000 ha | +104.0% |
| 2008 | 49,000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 49,704 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 50,000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50,500 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 42,000 ha | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 47,476 ha | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 47,902 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 52,627 ha | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 58,169 ha | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 60,048 ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 66,670 ha | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 67,416 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 56,854 ha | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 25,789 ha | -54.6% |
| 2023 | 27,121 ha | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 28,456 ha | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,889 ha | 70,000 ha | 90,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 74,250 ha | 65,000 ha | 88,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,700 ha | 47,000 ha | 65,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,900 ha | 20,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,570 ha | 15,000 ha | 51,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,539 ha | 42,000 ha | 66,670 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,127 ha | 25,789 ha | 67,416 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 4 China 746,797 ha compare
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- 7 India 383,995 ha compare
- 8 Cambodia 319,700 ha compare
- 9 Bangladesh 229,422 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 28,456 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 90,000 ha in 1969.
- What is the lowest natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 ha in 2003.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th out of 9 countries with data for 2024.
- Is natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.