Oranges — Area harvested in Congo
Congo: Oranges — Area harvested was 571 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oranges — Area harvested in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oranges — area harvested in Congo is 571 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in Congo peaked at 950 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 536 ha, in 2002.
Congo ranks 86th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oranges — Area harvested in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 750 ha | — |
| 1962 | 750 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 750 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 750 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 750 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 800 ha | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 850 ha | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 900 ha | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 950 ha | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 950 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 950 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 900 ha | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 850 ha | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 800 ha | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 816 ha | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 750 ha | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 724 ha | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 702 ha | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 700 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 686 ha | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 648 ha | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 663 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 662 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 666 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 683 ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 685 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 536 ha | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 620 ha | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 616 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 626 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 650 ha | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 620 ha | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 619 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 646 ha | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 613 ha | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 606 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 606 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 602 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 596 ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 595 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 591 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 585 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 582 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 576 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 574 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 575 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 576 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 573 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 571 ha | -0.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 571 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,473 ha, 9% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Congo's 571 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,452 ha, 10% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 772.22 ha | 750 ha | 800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 890 ha | 850 ha | 950 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 850 ha | 800 ha | 950 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 701.7 ha | 648 ha | 816 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 630.1 ha | 536 ha | 685 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 595.2 ha | 576 ha | 613 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 573.8 ha | 571 ha | 576 ha | 5 |
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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 oranges — area harvested in Congo?
- Oranges — area harvested in Congo was 571 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 950 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 536 ha in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for oranges — area harvested?
- Congo ranks 86th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oranges — 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.