Congo - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Congo was 106,280 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 106,280 in 2018 and a minimum value of 105,180 in 1994.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

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

See also:

Year Value
1961 105,400
1962 105,400
1963 105,420
1964 105,430
1965 105,430
1966 105,430
1967 105,430
1968 105,430
1969 105,440
1970 105,480
1971 105,480
1972 105,500
1973 105,540
1974 105,580
1975 105,620
1976 105,680
1977 105,650
1978 105,200
1979 105,220
1980 105,250
1981 105,280
1982 105,540
1983 105,580
1984 105,620
1985 105,680
1986 105,650
1987 105,400
1988 105,420
1989 105,440
1990 105,210
1991 105,230
1992 105,250
1993 105,300
1994 105,180
1995 105,200
1996 105,220
1997 105,360
1998 105,380
1999 105,440
2000 105,400
2001 105,400
2002 105,400
2003 105,400
2004 105,450
2005 105,470
2006 105,500
2007 105,500
2008 105,500
2009 105,630
2010 105,760
2011 105,960
2012 106,020
2013 106,270
2014 106,270
2015 106,270
2016 106,270
2017 106,280
2018 106,280

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Congo was 31.12 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 31.12 in 2018, while its lowest value was 30.80 in 1994.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

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

See also:

Year Value
1961 30.86
1962 30.86
1963 30.87
1964 30.87
1965 30.87
1966 30.87
1967 30.87
1968 30.87
1969 30.88
1970 30.89
1971 30.89
1972 30.89
1973 30.90
1974 30.92
1975 30.93
1976 30.95
1977 30.94
1978 30.81
1979 30.81
1980 30.82
1981 30.83
1982 30.90
1983 30.92
1984 30.93
1985 30.95
1986 30.94
1987 30.86
1988 30.87
1989 30.88
1990 30.81
1991 30.81
1992 30.82
1993 30.83
1994 30.80
1995 30.81
1996 30.81
1997 30.85
1998 30.86
1999 30.88
2000 30.86
2001 30.86
2002 30.86
2003 30.86
2004 30.88
2005 30.88
2006 30.89
2007 30.89
2008 30.89
2009 30.93
2010 30.97
2011 31.03
2012 31.05
2013 31.12
2014 31.12
2015 31.12
2016 31.12
2017 31.12
2018 31.12

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use