Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.5521 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.5521.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4771, in 1994.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9478 | 0.8587 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7769 | 0.7305 | 0.8281 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6207 | 0.5475 | 0.7017 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5476 | 0.4771 | 0.6159 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6478 | 0.6273 | 0.6988 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5526 | 0.4968 | 0.586 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5419 | 0.532 | 0.5521 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.5521 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4771 in 1994.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).