Agricultural land use per person in Congo
Congo: Agricultural land use per person was 1.73 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.73 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
23rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
22.67 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
1.73 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Congo, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Congo is 1.73 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Congo peaked at 22.67 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 1.73 hectares per person, in 2025.
Congo ranks 23rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Congo, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 22.67 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 21.94 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1200 | 21.16 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1300 | 20.31 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1400 | 19.39 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1500 | 18.36 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1600 | 17.2 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1700 | 15.85 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 1710 | 15.7 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1720 | 15.54 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1730 | 15.39 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1740 | 15.23 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1750 | 15.07 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1760 | 14.9 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1770 | 14.73 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1780 | 14.56 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1790 | 14.38 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1800 | 14.2 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1810 | 14.01 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1820 | 13.82 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1830 | 13.62 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1840 | 13.42 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1850 | 13.21 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1860 | 12.99 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1870 | 12.76 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1880 | 12.52 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1890 | 12.28 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 12.02 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1910 | 11.75 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1920 | 11.47 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 11.18 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1940 | 10.86 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1950 | 10.53 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1951 | 10.49 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 10.46 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 10.42 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 10.39 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 10.35 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 10.32 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 10.28 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 10.24 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 10.21 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 10.17 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 9.91 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 9.66 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 9.41 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 9.15 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 8.9 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 8.66 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 8.42 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 8.19 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 7.96 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 7.73 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 7.5 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 7.27 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 7.06 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 6.84 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 6.64 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 6.45 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 6.26 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 6.06 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 5.89 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 5.72 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 5.56 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 5.41 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 5.25 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 5.1 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 4.96 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 4.83 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 4.68 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 4.56 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 4.44 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 4.31 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 4.19 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 4.08 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 3.97 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.86 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 3.76 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.65 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 3.56 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.46 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.36 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.27 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 3.18 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.09 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.01 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.92 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.84 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.75 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.65 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.56 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.48 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.41 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.35 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.29 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.23 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.17 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.12 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.07 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.02 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.97 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.93 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.88 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.82 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.8 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.78 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.75 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 1.73 hectares per person | -1.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1.73 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4893 hectares per person, 3.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1.73 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5841 hectares per person, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 22.67 hectares per person | 22.67 hectares per person | 22.67 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 21.94 hectares per person | 21.94 hectares per person | 21.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 21.16 hectares per person | 21.16 hectares per person | 21.16 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 20.31 hectares per person | 20.31 hectares per person | 20.31 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 19.39 hectares per person | 19.39 hectares per person | 19.39 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 18.36 hectares per person | 18.36 hectares per person | 18.36 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 17.2 hectares per person | 17.2 hectares per person | 17.2 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 15.85 hectares per person | 15.85 hectares per person | 15.85 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 15.7 hectares per person | 15.7 hectares per person | 15.7 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 15.54 hectares per person | 15.54 hectares per person | 15.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 15.39 hectares per person | 15.39 hectares per person | 15.39 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 15.23 hectares per person | 15.23 hectares per person | 15.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 15.07 hectares per person | 15.07 hectares per person | 15.07 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 14.9 hectares per person | 14.9 hectares per person | 14.9 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 14.73 hectares per person | 14.73 hectares per person | 14.73 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 14.56 hectares per person | 14.56 hectares per person | 14.56 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 14.38 hectares per person | 14.38 hectares per person | 14.38 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 14.2 hectares per person | 14.2 hectares per person | 14.2 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 14.01 hectares per person | 14.01 hectares per person | 14.01 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 13.82 hectares per person | 13.82 hectares per person | 13.82 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 13.62 hectares per person | 13.62 hectares per person | 13.62 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 13.42 hectares per person | 13.42 hectares per person | 13.42 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 13.21 hectares per person | 13.21 hectares per person | 13.21 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 12.99 hectares per person | 12.99 hectares per person | 12.99 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 12.76 hectares per person | 12.76 hectares per person | 12.76 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.52 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 12.28 hectares per person | 12.28 hectares per person | 12.28 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 12.02 hectares per person | 12.02 hectares per person | 12.02 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 11.75 hectares per person | 11.75 hectares per person | 11.75 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 11.47 hectares per person | 11.47 hectares per person | 11.47 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 11.18 hectares per person | 11.18 hectares per person | 11.18 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 10.86 hectares per person | 10.86 hectares per person | 10.86 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 10.37 hectares per person | 10.21 hectares per person | 10.53 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.04 hectares per person | 7.96 hectares per person | 10.17 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.77 hectares per person | 5.89 hectares per person | 7.73 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.05 hectares per person | 4.44 hectares per person | 5.72 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.82 hectares per person | 3.36 hectares per person | 4.31 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.88 hectares per person | 2.48 hectares per person | 3.27 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 20 Mali 1.9 hectares per person compare
- 21 New Zealand 1.85 hectares per person compare
- 22 Niger 1.8 hectares per person compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 1.73 hectares per person compare
- 25 South Africa 1.69 hectares per person compare
- 26 Djibouti 1.59 hectares per person 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 agricultural land use per person in Congo?
- Agricultural land use per person in Congo was 1.73 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.67 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Congo rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Congo ranks 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.