Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 1.10 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.10 million ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 20 countries
All-time high
1.18 million ha
in 1994
All-time low
553,000 ha
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1.10 million ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.18 million ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 553,000 ha, in 1965.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 653,000 ha
1962 666,000 ha +2.0%
1963 647,000 ha -2.9%
1964 590,000 ha -8.8%
1965 553,000 ha -6.3%
1966 568,000 ha +2.7%
1967 614,000 ha +8.1%
1968 723,900 ha +17.9%
1969 786,600 ha +8.7%
1970 843,900 ha +7.3%
1971 832,100 ha -1.4%
1972 821,300 ha -1.3%
1973 835,600 ha +1.7%
1974 829,100 ha -0.8%
1975 827,900 ha -0.1%
1976 825,700 ha -0.3%
1977 831,500 ha +0.7%
1978 836,200 ha +0.6%
1979 807,200 ha -3.5%
1980 839,900 ha +4.1%
1981 852,300 ha +1.5%
1982 961,600 ha +12.8%
1983 984,700 ha +2.4%
1984 1.01 million ha +2.1%
1985 996,810 ha -0.9%
1986 987,200 ha -1.0%
1987 967,160 ha -2.0%
1988 949,530 ha -1.8%
1989 1.01 million ha +6.8%
1990 1.05 million ha +3.6%
1991 1.08 million ha +2.4%
1992 1.09 million ha +1.6%
1993 1.17 million ha +6.6%
1994 1.18 million ha +1.0%
1995 963,400 ha -18.1%
1996 918,812 ha -4.6%
1997 905,229 ha -1.5%
1998 912,281 ha +0.8%
1999 883,225 ha -3.2%
2000 866,206 ha -1.9%
2001 839,863 ha -3.0%
2002 821,367 ha -2.2%
2003 823,611 ha +0.3%
2004 835,434 ha +1.4%
2005 852,097 ha +2.0%
2006 896,472 ha +5.2%
2007 905,423 ha +1.0%
2008 915,397 ha +1.1%
2009 906,281 ha -1.0%
2010 914,073 ha +0.9%
2011 917,587 ha +0.4%
2012 969,200 ha +5.6%
2013 1.02 million ha +5.5%
2014 1.03 million ha +1.1%
2015 1.05 million ha +1.5%
2016 1.06 million ha +1.2%
2017 1.06 million ha -0.4%
2018 1.06 million ha +0.1%
2019 1.10 million ha +3.5%
2020 1.09 million ha -0.6%
2021 1.10 million ha +0.7%
2022 1.10 million ha +0.0%
2023 1.10 million ha +0.2%
2024 1.10 million ha +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 644,611 ha 553,000 ha 786,600 ha 9
1970s 829,050 ha 807,200 ha 843,900 ha 10
1980s 955,873 ha 839,900 ha 1.01 million ha 10
1990s 1.01 million ha 883,225 ha 1.18 million ha 10
2000s 866,215 ha 821,367 ha 915,397 ha 10
2010s 1.02 million ha 914,073 ha 1.10 million ha 10
2020s 1.10 million ha 1.09 million ha 1.10 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 5 Argentina 19.34 million ha compare
  2. 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.91 million ha compare
  3. 6 Russian Federation 18.44 million ha compare
  4. 6 Türkiye 1.62 million ha compare
  5. 7 Indonesia 17.62 million ha compare
  6. 8 Canada 11.67 million ha compare
  7. 9 Nigeria 10.95 million ha compare
  8. 9 Melanesia 623,071 ha compare
  9. 10 Republic of Moldova 485,796 ha compare
  10. 10 USSR 9.61 million ha compare
  11. 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 436,486 ha compare
  12. 11 Ukraine 9.12 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.10 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 million ha in 1994.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 553,000 ha in 1965.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,029 data points, 1961–2024
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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.