Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo is 0.0024 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0025 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Congo 124th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0024 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0024 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +500.0% | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +66.7% | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre |
| 1967 | -40.0% | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | -39.4% | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +38.9% | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 121 Zambia 0.0036 ha per square kilometre compare
- 122 Chad 0.003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Qatar 0.003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 125 Paraguay 0.0022 ha per square kilometre compare
- 126 Central African Republic 0.0021 ha per square kilometre compare
- 127 Botswana 0.0017 ha per square kilometre 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 124th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.