Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 0.0724 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0724 kg per square kilometre for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0757 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Congo 126th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0204 kg per square kilometre | +494.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0341 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0344 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0353 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0219 kg per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0231 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.02 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0175 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0224 kg per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0215 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.024 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0302 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0193 kg per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0193 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.019 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0206 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0238 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0259 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0255 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0241 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0242 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0163 kg per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0188 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0188 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.02 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0209 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0219 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0233 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0243 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0244 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0253 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0266 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0299 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0308 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0336 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0385 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0435 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0442 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.045 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0372 kg per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0424 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0476 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0444 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0463 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0481 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0524 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0541 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0533 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0535 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0757 kg per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0737 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0679 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0725 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0714 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.073 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0723 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0722 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0725 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0724 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0724 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.59 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0724 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.79 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +494.8% | 0.0034 kg per square kilometre | 0.0204 kg per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +66.7% | 0.0204 kg per square kilometre | 0.0341 kg per square kilometre |
| 1967 | -37.8% | 0.0353 kg per square kilometre | 0.0219 kg per square kilometre |
| 1975 | -36.1% | 0.0302 kg per square kilometre | 0.0193 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0218 kg per square kilometre | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | 0.0353 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0214 kg per square kilometre | 0.0175 kg per square kilometre | 0.0302 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0218 kg per square kilometre | 0.0163 kg per square kilometre | 0.0259 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0279 kg per square kilometre | 0.0219 kg per square kilometre | 0.0385 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0451 kg per square kilometre | 0.0372 kg per square kilometre | 0.0524 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.065 kg per square kilometre | 0.0533 kg per square kilometre | 0.0757 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0723 kg per square kilometre | 0.0722 kg per square kilometre | 0.0725 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 123 Qatar 0.1528 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Chad 0.0907 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Oman 0.0741 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 French Polynesia 0.0707 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Namibia 0.0481 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Central African Republic 0.0464 kg per square kilometre compare
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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Congo?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0724 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0757 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 126th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.