Dem. Rep. Congo - Surface area (sq. km)

The value for Surface area (sq. km) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 2,344,860 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,344,860 in 2018 and a minimum value of 2,344,860 in 1961.

Definition: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 2,344,860
1962 2,344,860
1963 2,344,860
1964 2,344,860
1965 2,344,860
1966 2,344,860
1967 2,344,860
1968 2,344,860
1969 2,344,860
1970 2,344,860
1971 2,344,860
1972 2,344,860
1973 2,344,860
1974 2,344,860
1975 2,344,860
1976 2,344,860
1977 2,344,860
1978 2,344,860
1979 2,344,860
1980 2,344,860
1981 2,344,860
1982 2,344,860
1983 2,344,860
1984 2,344,860
1985 2,344,860
1986 2,344,860
1987 2,344,860
1988 2,344,860
1989 2,344,860
1990 2,344,860
1991 2,344,860
1992 2,344,860
1993 2,344,860
1994 2,344,860
1995 2,344,860
1996 2,344,860
1997 2,344,860
1998 2,344,860
1999 2,344,860
2000 2,344,860
2001 2,344,860
2002 2,344,860
2003 2,344,860
2004 2,344,860
2005 2,344,860
2006 2,344,860
2007 2,344,860
2008 2,344,860
2009 2,344,860
2010 2,344,860
2011 2,344,860
2012 2,344,860
2013 2,344,860
2014 2,344,860
2015 2,344,860
2016 2,344,860
2017 2,344,860
2018 2,344,860

Development Relevance: Total surface area is particularly important for understanding an economy's agricultural capacity and the environmental effects of human activity. Innovations in satellite mapping and computer databases have resulted in more precise measurements of land and water areas. Population, surface area, income, and output are basic measures of the size of an economy. They also provide a broad indication of actual and potential resources. Land area is therefore used as one of the major indicator to normalize other indicators.

Limitations and Exceptions: The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations through annual questionnaires. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. The data collected from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Total land area includes inland water bodies such as major rivers and lakes. Variations from year to year may be due to updated or revised data rather than to change in area.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use