Dem. Rep. Congo - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 315,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 322,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 250,500 in 1961.

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.

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Year Value
1961 250,500
1962 250,700
1963 251,000
1964 251,300
1965 251,500
1966 251,700
1967 252,000
1968 252,500
1969 253,000
1970 253,500
1971 254,000
1972 254,500
1973 255,000
1974 255,500
1975 255,500
1976 256,000
1977 256,300
1978 256,500
1979 256,500
1980 257,000
1981 257,500
1982 257,700
1983 258,000
1984 258,500
1985 259,000
1986 259,500
1987 259,500
1988 259,500
1989 259,500
1990 259,600
1991 259,800
1992 260,000
1993 260,000
1994 260,000
1995 258,000
1996 258,000
1997 257,000
1998 257,000
1999 256,000
2000 256,000
2001 255,500
2002 255,500
2003 255,500
2004 255,500
2005 255,500
2006 255,860
2007 256,500
2008 257,000
2009 257,450
2010 260,000
2011 262,000
2012 307,760
2013 314,000
2014 321,000
2015 322,000
2016 320,000
2017 315,000
2018 315,000

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 13.89 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 14.20 in 2015, while its lowest value was 11.05 in 1961.

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 11.05
1962 11.06
1963 11.07
1964 11.08
1965 11.09
1966 11.10
1967 11.12
1968 11.14
1969 11.16
1970 11.18
1971 11.20
1972 11.23
1973 11.25
1974 11.27
1975 11.27
1976 11.29
1977 11.31
1978 11.31
1979 11.31
1980 11.34
1981 11.36
1982 11.37
1983 11.38
1984 11.40
1985 11.42
1986 11.45
1987 11.45
1988 11.45
1989 11.45
1990 11.45
1991 11.46
1992 11.47
1993 11.47
1994 11.47
1995 11.38
1996 11.38
1997 11.34
1998 11.34
1999 11.29
2000 11.29
2001 11.27
2002 11.27
2003 11.27
2004 11.27
2005 11.27
2006 11.29
2007 11.31
2008 11.34
2009 11.36
2010 11.47
2011 11.56
2012 13.58
2013 13.85
2014 14.16
2015 14.20
2016 14.12
2017 13.89
2018 13.89

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use