Drained organic soils — Area in Congo
Congo: Drained organic soils — Area was 61,771 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area 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 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 in Congo peaked at 61,771 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49,105 ha, in 2004.
Congo ranks 44th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53,908 ha | — |
| 1991 | 53,908 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 53,908 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 53,908 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 53,908 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 53,717 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 53,078 ha | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 52,682 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 52,914 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 53,532 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 51,945 ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 49,462 ha | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 49,598 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 49,123 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 49,105 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 49,557 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 49,893 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 49,452 ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 50,408 ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 50,405 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 50,743 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 52,450 ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 56,360 ha | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 57,163 ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 58,236 ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 58,236 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58,909 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 59,240 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 59,941 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 60,465 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 59,743 ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 61,085 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 61,771 ha | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 61,771 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61,771 ha | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 61,771 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.74 ha, 969.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Congo?
- Drained organic soils — area 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 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 61,771 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,105 ha in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Congo ranks 44th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.