Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0039 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sweet 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo is 0.0039 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0057 ha per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 ha per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Congo 78th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 75 Malaysia 0.0051 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 New Zealand 0.0046 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Spain 0.0043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Argentina 0.0034 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Pakistan 0.0032 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Puerto Rico 0.0029 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0039 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 ha per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Congo rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 78th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet 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
Sweet 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.