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Congo: Arable land (hectares)

550,000hectares · 20240.0% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Congo from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024550,000
2023550,000
2022550,000
2021550,000
2020550,000
2019550,000
2018550,000
2017550,000
2016550,000
2015550,000
2014550,000
2013550,000
2012530,000
2011530,000
2010510,000
2009500,000
2008490,000
2007490,000
2006490,000
2005490,000
2004490,000
2003490,000
2002490,000
2001490,000
2000490,000
1999495,000
1998491,000
1997490,000
1996477,000
1995475,000
1994473,000
1993485,000
1992480,000
1991481,000
1990479,000
1989502,000
1988500,000
1987498,000
1986525,000
1985528,000
1984522,000
1983520,000
1982516,000
1981491,000
1980488,000
1979485,000
1978483,000
1977528,000
1976531,000
1975527,000
1974526,000
1973524,000
1972520,000
1971520,000
1970520,000
1969519,000
1968518,000
1967518,000
1966518,000
1965518,000
1964518,000
1963520,000
1962520,000
1961520,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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