Rice — Area harvested in Congo
Congo: Rice — Area harvested was 1,793 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1,793 ha for rice — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Congo peaked at 6,668 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 885 ha, in 1986.
That places Congo 106th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,128 ha | 3,000 ha | 5,100 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,033 ha | 2,000 ha | 6,668 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,490 ha | 885 ha | 2,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,708 ha | 1,376 ha | 2,087 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,934 ha | 1,700 ha | 2,300 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,046 ha | 1,957 ha | 2,390 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,808 ha | 1,773 ha | 1,911 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 103 Fiji 2,866 ha compare
- 104 Romania 2,530 ha compare
- 105 Hungary 2,360 ha compare
- 107 El Salvador 1,567 ha compare
- 108 Brunei Darussalam 1,494 ha compare
- 109 Solomon Islands 1,477 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture share gdp 10.11 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.11 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 86,254 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested in Congo?
- Rice — area harvested in Congo was 1,793 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6,668 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 885 ha in 1986.
- How does Congo rank for rice — area harvested?
- Congo ranks 106th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — 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.