Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0051 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0051 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0195 ha per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 ha per square kilometre, in 1986.
That places Congo 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +86.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +66.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0051 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0051 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3312 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +86.1% | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +66.8% | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +50.0% | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -42.9% | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre |
| 1975 | -43.0% | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre |
| 1966 | -37.5% | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0051 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0195 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 ha per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Congo rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested 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
Rice — Area harvested 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.