Agriculture & Rural in Democratic Republic of Congo

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Democratic Republic of Congo.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% 2023 down 58.5% 154th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% 2023 down 60.9% 148th
Rural population 54.9% 2025 down 6.4% 56th
Rural population growth 2.5% 2025 down 4.2% 10th
Rural population 61.93 million 2025 up 30.3% 11th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% 2025 down 28.3% 81st
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.13 billion current US$ 2025 up 62.4% 66th
Land under cereal production 5.03 million hectares 2024 up 25.0% 32nd
Cereal yield 871.8 kg per hectare 2024 up 13.4% 166th
Cereal production 4.39 million metric tons 2024 up 41.7% 61st
Fertilizer consumption 2.79 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 220.2% 186th
Land area 2.27 million sq. km 2023 unchanged 11th
Agricultural land 350,957 sq. km 2023 up 11.7% 37th
Agricultural land 15.5% 2023 up 11.7% 165th
Arable land 14.90 million hectares 2023 up 26.4% 22nd
Permanent cropland 0.9% 2023 up 38.3% 127th
Arable land 6.6% 2023 up 26.4% 124th
Arable land 0.1408 hectares per person 2023 down 9.4% 88th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 67.4% 2025 down 1.5% 13th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 49.9% 2025 down 4.8% 22nd
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 58.5% 2025 down 2.8% 15th
Average precipitation in depth 1,543 mm per year 2022 unchanged 55th
Crop production index 123.65 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 42.5% 35th
Food production index 122.79 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 40.4% 38th
Livestock production index 105.71 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 7.9% 103rd
Forest area 54.2% 2023 down 8.2% 41st
Forest area 1.23 million sq. km 2023 down 8.2% 7th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 10.5% 2022 unchanged 145th
Surface area 2.34 million sq. km 2023 unchanged 11th
Access to electricity, rural 1.0% 2024 unchanged 211th