Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Congo

Congo: Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 8,355 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8,355 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 238 countries
All-time high
9,395 ha
in 1995
All-time low
7,911 ha
in 2009
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Congo, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200720241990: 9.3k ha1991: 9.3k ha1992: 9.3k ha1993: 9.3k ha1994: 9.3k ha1995: 9.4k ha1996: 9.2k ha1997: 9.0k ha1998: 9.2k ha1999: 9.2k ha2000: 8.9k ha2001: 8.2k ha2002: 8.1k ha2003: 8.0k ha2004: 8.0k ha2005: 8.0k ha2006: 8.0k ha2007: 7.9k ha2008: 7.9k ha2009: 7.9k ha2010: 8.0k ha2011: 8.1k ha2012: 8.2k ha2013: 8.2k ha2014: 8.3k ha2015: 8.3k ha2016: 8.4k ha2017: 8.4k ha2018: 8.4k ha2019: 8.3k ha2020: 8.2k ha2021: 8.3k ha2022: 8.4k ha2023: 8.4k ha2024: 8.4k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Congo is 8,355 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Congo peaked at 9,395 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7,911 ha, in 2009.

Congo ranks 50th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,269 ha 9,046 ha 9,395 ha 10
2000s 8,086 ha 7,911 ha 8,883 ha 10
2010s 8,255 ha 7,986 ha 8,443 ha 10
2020s 8,323 ha 8,217 ha 8,355 ha 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 47 Austria 9,950 ha compare
  2. 48 Japan 9,822 ha compare
  3. 49 Uganda 9,735 ha compare
  4. 51 Melanesia 8,155 ha compare
  5. 52 India 8,081 ha compare
  6. 53 Papua New Guinea 7,943 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Congo?
Grassland organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Congo was 8,355 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 9,395 ha in 1995.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 7,911 ha in 2009.
How does Congo rank for grassland organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Congo ranks 50th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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