Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Congo
Congo: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0113 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0113 ha per person for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0473 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Congo 95th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0449 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0473 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0373 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 1964 | 0.033 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0292 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0231 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0226 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.022 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0223 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.02 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0226 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0215 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0227 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0233 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0236 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0237 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0242 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0208 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0176 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0166 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0169 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0166 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0171 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0171 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0171 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0164 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0165 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0165 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0152 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0157 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0148 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0147 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0152 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0152 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0146 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0152 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 0.018 ha per person | +47.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0169 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0166 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0163 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0165 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0158 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0162 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0162 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0159 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0162 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0144 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0131 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.013 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0126 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0123 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0116 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0113 ha per person | -2.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0113 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 ha per person, 64% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0113 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0238 ha per person, 48% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +47.4% | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0313 ha per person | 0.022 ha per person | 0.0473 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.022 ha per person | 0.0176 ha per person | 0.0242 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0166 ha per person | 0.0152 ha per person | 0.0171 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 ha per person | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0164 ha per person | 0.0158 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0141 ha per person | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.0162 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 92 Colombia 0.0121 ha per person compare
- 93 Sweden 0.0118 ha per person compare
- 94 Lebanon 0.0115 ha per person compare
- 96 Saint Lucia 0.0111 ha per person compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 0.011 ha per person compare
- 98 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0107 ha per person compare
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Congo?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Congo was 0.0113 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0473 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Congo ranks 95th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.