Drained organic soils — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Drained organic soils — Area was 9,357 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 9,357 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 9,970 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9,164 ha, in 2019.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,846 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9,846 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,846 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9,846 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,846 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,871 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 9,970 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 9,708 ha | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 9,689 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 9,633 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 9,461 ha | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 9,377 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 9,377 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9,364 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 9,357 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9,357 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,357 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,345 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9,345 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,345 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,345 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,345 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,345 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,332 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9,332 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,332 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,399 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 9,399 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,373 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 9,164 ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 9,241 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 9,357 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 9,357 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,357 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9,357 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,810 ha | 9,633 ha | 9,970 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,368 ha | 9,345 ha | 9,461 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,336 ha | 9,164 ha | 9,399 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,334 ha | 9,241 ha | 9,357 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 million ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 100,312 ha compare
- 7 Germany 1.11 million ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 74,654 ha compare
- 8 Poland 1.06 million ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35,397 ha compare
- 9 Mongolia 1.02 million ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 6,792 ha compare
- 10 Ukraine 683,641 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,187 ha compare
- 11 Malaysia 657,392 ha compare
- 12 Ireland 527,407 ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 111.95 ha compare
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,736 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,458 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,278 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 117.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,251 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 604.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 646.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Drained organic soils — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 9,357 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 9,970 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,164 ha in 2019.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the 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.