Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Congo
Congo: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.3344 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 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
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Congo is 0.3344, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Congo peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3307, in 2021.
Congo ranks 93rd 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 | 0.9091 | 0.826 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8301 | 0.7548 | 0.8727 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6848 | 0.623 | 0.7355 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5694 | 0.5078 | 0.6428 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.434 | 0.3718 | 0.4912 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3627 | 0.3379 | 0.3958 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3356 | 0.3307 | 0.3405 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Congo?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Congo was 0.3344 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 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 Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3307 in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Congo ranks 93rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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).