Democratic Republic of Congo vs Congo: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.8718 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo
0.8737 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
171st
Congo rank
170th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.8737 tonnes per hectare against 0.8718 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0019 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 171st and Congo ranks 170th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.694 tonnes per hectare | 0.9652 tonnes per hectare | 0.2711 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.7445 tonnes per hectare | 0.7223 tonnes per hectare | 0.0222 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.815 tonnes per hectare | 0.7924 tonnes per hectare | 0.0226 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.7915 tonnes per hectare | 0.692 tonnes per hectare | 0.0995 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.7747 tonnes per hectare | 0.7733 tonnes per hectare | 0.0013 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.7866 tonnes per hectare | 0.8354 tonnes per hectare | 0.0488 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.8719 tonnes per hectare | 0.8793 tonnes per hectare | 0.0074 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Democratic Republic of Congo or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.8737 tonnes per hectare against 0.8718 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
- 0.0019 tonnes per hectare, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 171st and Congo ranks 170th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.