Land use for vegetable oil crops in Congo
Congo: Land use for vegetable oil crops was 12,438 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Congo recorded 12,438 hectares for land use for vegetable oil crops in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for vegetable oil crops in Congo peaked at 12,438 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,000 hectares, in 1966.
Congo ranks 34th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,556 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,138 hectares | 5,500 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,050 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,200 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,945 hectares | 7,200 hectares | 11,200 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,755 hectares | 11,300 hectares | 12,106 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,287 hectares | 11,953 hectares | 12,438 hectares | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Congo
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 1.2% (2023)
- Gas production 19.21 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 3,033 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 19.21 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 3,033 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 85.9% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 38.5% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 66.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for vegetable oil crops in Congo?
- Land use for vegetable oil crops in Congo was 12,438 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12,438 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 hectares in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for land use for vegetable oil crops?
- Congo ranks 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for vegetable oil crops rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for vegetable oil crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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