Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Congo
Congo: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 1.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Congo stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Congo peaked at 1.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1994.
That places Congo 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.5% | — |
| 1962 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Congo?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Congo was 1.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1994.
- How does Congo rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Congo ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.