Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Oil palm fruit — Area harvested was 296,829 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oil palm fruit — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 296,829 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 306,901 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 143,000 ha, in 1965.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oil palm fruit — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 229,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 221,000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 207,000 ha | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 188,000 ha | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 143,000 ha | -23.9% |
| 1966 | 145,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 171,000 ha | +17.9% |
| 1968 | 220,000 ha | +28.7% |
| 1969 | 222,700 ha | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 214,500 ha | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 205,400 ha | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 196,600 ha | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 185,600 ha | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 176,700 ha | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 173,300 ha | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 167,400 ha | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 166,000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 164,200 ha | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 179,500 ha | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 184,400 ha | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 189,700 ha | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 195,200 ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 201,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 206,400 ha | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 211,100 ha | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 215,900 ha | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 220,810 ha | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 225,830 ha | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 230,960 ha | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 232,120 ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 233,350 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 235,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 236,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 237,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 238,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 239,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 220,000 ha | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 210,000 ha | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 200,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 200,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 180,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 170,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 160,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 159,581 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 161,605 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 169,654 ha | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 172,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 175,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 177,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 178,229 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 179,148 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 224,836 ha | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 267,977 ha | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 273,023 ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 278,001 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 285,821 ha | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 285,823 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 287,281 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 306,901 ha | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 293,335 ha | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 295,839 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 298,692 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 295,955 ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 296,829 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 194,078 ha | 143,000 ha | 229,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 182,920 ha | 164,200 ha | 214,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 208,130 ha | 184,400 ha | 230,960 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,047 ha | 200,000 ha | 239,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 172,484 ha | 159,581 ha | 200,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 256,704 ha | 178,229 ha | 306,901 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 296,130 ha | 293,335 ha | 298,692 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 3 Nigeria 4.49 million ha compare
- 4 Thailand 1.01 million ha compare
- 5 Colombia 511,583 ha compare
- 5 Melanesia 309,937 ha compare
- 6 Ghana 435,934 ha compare
- 7 Guinea 333,229 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 48,098 ha compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 281,937 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 5,603 ha compare
- 9 Guatemala 230,000 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Oil palm fruit — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 296,829 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 306,901 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,000 ha in 1965.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for oil palm fruit — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th out of 8 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Oil palm fruit — 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.