Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Congo
Congo: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 29.28 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Congo stood at 29.28 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Congo peaked at 29.28 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 29.28 percent, in 1961.
Congo ranks 50th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 29.28 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 47 Tunisia 30.57 percent compare
- 48 Sierra Leone 30.48 percent compare
- 49 Bolivia 30.46 percent compare
- 51 Azerbaijan 29.21 percent compare
- 52 United States 29.17 percent compare
- 53 Senegal 29.09 percent compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Congo?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Congo was 29.28 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.28 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.28 percent in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Congo ranks 50th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).