Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Congo
Congo: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 61,771 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Congo is 61,771 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Congo peaked at 61,771 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49,105 ha, in 2004.
Congo ranks 47th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,547 ha | 52,682 ha | 53,908 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,895 ha | 49,105 ha | 51,945 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,174 ha | 50,743 ha | 60,465 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,228 ha | 59,743 ha | 61,771 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Congo
- Share co2 vs population 0.1967 (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.48 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.16 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.1% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.4 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 191.08 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.4 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Congo?
- Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Congo was 61,771 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 61,771 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,105 ha in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
- Congo ranks 47th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.