Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Congo
Congo: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Congo stood at 0.0001 ha per person.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0004 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1962.
That places Congo 120th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 ha per person | +484.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 ha per person | +62.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 ha per person | -41.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 ha per person | -30.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | -41.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | +35.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 13% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +484.2% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 1964 | +62.2% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
| 1967 | -41.7% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1985 | -41.2% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 2014 | +35.6% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1975 | -30.5% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Congo?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Congo was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1962.
- How does Congo rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Congo ranks 120th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.