Cereal production in Congo
Congo: Cereal production was 30,359 metric tons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Congo recorded 30,359 metric tons for cereal production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Congo peaked at 30,926 metric tons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,000 metric tons, in 1961.
Congo ranks 151st of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,594 metric tons | 5,000 metric tons | 15,500 metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,638 metric tons | 8,000 metric tons | 21,011 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,095 metric tons | 8,472 metric tons | 22,121 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,339 metric tons | 6,014 metric tons | 12,838 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,315 metric tons | 9,767 metric tons | 23,900 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,869 metric tons | 24,795 metric tons | 30,926 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,362 metric tons | 30,164 metric tons | 30,703 metric tons | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 877.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 10.34 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Congo?
- Cereal production in Congo was 30,359 metric tons in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 30,926 metric tons in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 metric tons in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for cereal production?
- Congo ranks 151st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.