Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 2,804 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 2,804 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 3,207 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,355 ha, in 1968.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,470 ha | +23.5% |
| 1963 | 1,860 ha | -24.7% |
| 1964 | 1,640 ha | -11.8% |
| 1965 | 2,680 ha | +63.4% |
| 1966 | 2,470 ha | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 2,890 ha | +17.0% |
| 1968 | 1,355 ha | -53.1% |
| 1969 | 1,500 ha | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 2,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,600 ha | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,650 ha | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 2,700 ha | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2,750 ha | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 2,800 ha | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,854 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2,981 ha | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 3,207 ha | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 2,850 ha | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 2,900 ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 2,900 ha | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 2,800 ha | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2,700 ha | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 2,600 ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 2,763 ha | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 2,694 ha | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2,581 ha | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,625 ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2,666 ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,704 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2,742 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,782 ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,821 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,739 ha | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3,000 ha | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 2,928 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 3,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3,034 ha | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2,781 ha | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 2,972 ha | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 2,973 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,951 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,907 ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,867 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,846 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,815 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,808 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,804 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,096 ha | 1,355 ha | 2,890 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,405 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,795 ha | 2,750 ha | 2,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,879 ha | 2,600 ha | 3,207 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,712 ha | 2,581 ha | 2,821 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,965 ha | 2,781 ha | 3,100 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,828 ha | 2,804 ha | 2,867 ha | 5 |
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- 9 Ukraine 51,900 ha compare
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- 15 Micronesia 0 ha
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2,804 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3,207 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,355 ha in 1968.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 12th out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.