Dem. Rep. Congo - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 11,800,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,500,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 6,360,000 in 1965.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,400,000 |
| 1962 | 6,400,000 |
| 1963 | 6,400,000 |
| 1964 | 6,380,000 |
| 1965 | 6,360,000 |
| 1966 | 6,360,000 |
| 1967 | 6,370,000 |
| 1968 | 6,400,000 |
| 1969 | 6,420,000 |
| 1970 | 6,440,000 |
| 1971 | 6,470,000 |
| 1972 | 6,500,000 |
| 1973 | 6,520,000 |
| 1974 | 6,550,000 |
| 1975 | 6,545,000 |
| 1976 | 6,590,000 |
| 1977 | 6,610,000 |
| 1978 | 6,620,000 |
| 1979 | 6,600,000 |
| 1980 | 6,620,000 |
| 1981 | 6,650,000 |
| 1982 | 6,640,000 |
| 1983 | 6,650,000 |
| 1984 | 6,670,000 |
| 1985 | 6,700,000 |
| 1986 | 6,720,000 |
| 1987 | 6,700,000 |
| 1988 | 6,700,000 |
| 1989 | 6,700,000 |
| 1990 | 6,670,000 |
| 1991 | 6,680,000 |
| 1992 | 6,700,000 |
| 1993 | 6,700,000 |
| 1994 | 6,700,000 |
| 1995 | 6,700,000 |
| 1996 | 6,700,000 |
| 1997 | 6,700,000 |
| 1998 | 6,700,000 |
| 1999 | 6,700,000 |
| 2000 | 6,700,000 |
| 2001 | 6,700,000 |
| 2002 | 6,700,000 |
| 2003 | 6,700,000 |
| 2004 | 6,700,000 |
| 2005 | 6,700,000 |
| 2006 | 6,700,000 |
| 2007 | 6,700,000 |
| 2008 | 6,750,000 |
| 2009 | 6,790,000 |
| 2010 | 6,800,000 |
| 2011 | 7,000,000 |
| 2012 | 11,476,000 |
| 2013 | 11,900,000 |
| 2014 | 12,400,000 |
| 2015 | 12,500,000 |
| 2016 | 12,300,000 |
| 2017 | 11,800,000 |
| 2018 | 11,800,000 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 0.140 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.409 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.105 in 2011.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.409 |
| 1962 | 0.399 |
| 1963 | 0.389 |
| 1964 | 0.377 |
| 1965 | 0.366 |
| 1966 | 0.356 |
| 1967 | 0.347 |
| 1968 | 0.338 |
| 1969 | 0.330 |
| 1970 | 0.322 |
| 1971 | 0.315 |
| 1972 | 0.308 |
| 1973 | 0.301 |
| 1974 | 0.294 |
| 1975 | 0.286 |
| 1976 | 0.280 |
| 1977 | 0.273 |
| 1978 | 0.265 |
| 1979 | 0.257 |
| 1980 | 0.251 |
| 1981 | 0.246 |
| 1982 | 0.240 |
| 1983 | 0.234 |
| 1984 | 0.229 |
| 1985 | 0.224 |
| 1986 | 0.219 |
| 1987 | 0.213 |
| 1988 | 0.207 |
| 1989 | 0.200 |
| 1990 | 0.193 |
| 1991 | 0.186 |
| 1992 | 0.179 |
| 1993 | 0.173 |
| 1994 | 0.166 |
| 1995 | 0.161 |
| 1996 | 0.157 |
| 1997 | 0.153 |
| 1998 | 0.149 |
| 1999 | 0.146 |
| 2000 | 0.142 |
| 2001 | 0.138 |
| 2002 | 0.134 |
| 2003 | 0.130 |
| 2004 | 0.126 |
| 2005 | 0.122 |
| 2006 | 0.118 |
| 2007 | 0.115 |
| 2008 | 0.112 |
| 2009 | 0.109 |
| 2010 | 0.105 |
| 2011 | 0.105 |
| 2012 | 0.166 |
| 2013 | 0.167 |
| 2014 | 0.168 |
| 2015 | 0.164 |
| 2016 | 0.156 |
| 2017 | 0.145 |
| 2018 | 0.140 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 5.21 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 5.51 in 2015, while its lowest value was 2.81 in 1965.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.82 |
| 1962 | 2.82 |
| 1963 | 2.82 |
| 1964 | 2.81 |
| 1965 | 2.81 |
| 1966 | 2.81 |
| 1967 | 2.81 |
| 1968 | 2.82 |
| 1969 | 2.83 |
| 1970 | 2.84 |
| 1971 | 2.85 |
| 1972 | 2.87 |
| 1973 | 2.88 |
| 1974 | 2.89 |
| 1975 | 2.89 |
| 1976 | 2.91 |
| 1977 | 2.92 |
| 1978 | 2.92 |
| 1979 | 2.91 |
| 1980 | 2.92 |
| 1981 | 2.93 |
| 1982 | 2.93 |
| 1983 | 2.93 |
| 1984 | 2.94 |
| 1985 | 2.96 |
| 1986 | 2.96 |
| 1987 | 2.96 |
| 1988 | 2.96 |
| 1989 | 2.96 |
| 1990 | 2.94 |
| 1991 | 2.95 |
| 1992 | 2.96 |
| 1993 | 2.96 |
| 1994 | 2.96 |
| 1995 | 2.96 |
| 1996 | 2.96 |
| 1997 | 2.96 |
| 1998 | 2.96 |
| 1999 | 2.96 |
| 2000 | 2.96 |
| 2001 | 2.96 |
| 2002 | 2.96 |
| 2003 | 2.96 |
| 2004 | 2.96 |
| 2005 | 2.96 |
| 2006 | 2.96 |
| 2007 | 2.96 |
| 2008 | 2.98 |
| 2009 | 3.00 |
| 2010 | 3.00 |
| 2011 | 3.09 |
| 2012 | 5.06 |
| 2013 | 5.25 |
| 2014 | 5.47 |
| 2015 | 5.51 |
| 2016 | 5.43 |
| 2017 | 5.21 |
| 2018 | 5.21 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
