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
Latest (2023)
0.3344
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
93rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.3307
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9761 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9594 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9319 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.907 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9018 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.826 | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8324 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8475 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8571 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8357 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8727 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.85 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8688 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8493 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8391 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8069 | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7669 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7548 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7355 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7104 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7065 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7245 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6966 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6743 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6949 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6436 | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.623 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6389 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6155 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6428 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6286 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6244 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.567 | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5285 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5112 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5261 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5424 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5078 | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4912 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4808 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4779 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.465 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4441 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4244 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4096 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.397 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3782 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3718 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.387 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3958 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.377 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3806 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3462 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3477 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3549 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3527 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3471 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3379 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3405 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3307 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3366 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3344 | -0.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.3344 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.3344 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
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).