Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 72,215 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 72,215 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 179,300 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 60,450 ha, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 101,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 121,000 ha | +19.8% |
| 1963 | 121,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 81,000 ha | -33.1% |
| 1965 | 61,000 ha | -24.7% |
| 1966 | 61,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 69,000 ha | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 121,000 ha | +75.4% |
| 1969 | 142,000 ha | +17.4% |
| 1970 | 179,300 ha | +26.3% |
| 1971 | 168,100 ha | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 161,300 ha | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 178,500 ha | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 164,200 ha | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 151,100 ha | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 143,600 ha | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 136,600 ha | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 140,100 ha | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 95,000 ha | -32.2% |
| 1980 | 92,000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 83,000 ha | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 170,000 ha | +104.8% |
| 1983 | 175,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 174,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 150,000 ha | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 130,000 ha | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 110,000 ha | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 76,000 ha | -30.9% |
| 1989 | 85,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 75,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 75,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68,000 ha | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 68,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 67,000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 67,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 67,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65,000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 66,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 68,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 70,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 70,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 74,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 75,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 75,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 60,450 ha | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 62,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 66,000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 67,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 67,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 70,474 ha | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 71,544 ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 70,794 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 70,409 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 70,455 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 70,364 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 71,080 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71,689 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 71,942 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 72,215 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97,556 ha | 61,000 ha | 142,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 151,780 ha | 95,000 ha | 179,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 124,500 ha | 76,000 ha | 175,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,600 ha | 65,000 ha | 75,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,145 ha | 60,450 ha | 76,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,368 ha | 62,000 ha | 71,544 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,458 ha | 70,364 ha | 72,215 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 3 China 2.84 million ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 2.84 million ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 466,927 ha compare
- 5 Pakistan 2.04 million ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 445,817 ha compare
- 6 Brazil 1.99 million ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 50,000 ha compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 963,072 ha compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 651,844 ha compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 33,301 ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 17,993 ha compare
- 9 Mali 623,042 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 72,215 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 179,300 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,450 ha in 2009.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th out of 14 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Seed cotton, unginned — 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.