Congo vs Rwanda: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Congo
505,000 tonnes
in 2023
Rwanda
545,000 tonnes
in 2023
Congo rank
130th
Rwanda rank
127th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Congo
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 545,000 tonnes against 505,000 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 40,000 tonnes.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 130th and Rwanda ranks 127th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,111 tonnes | 3,444 tonnes | 17,667 tonnes | Congo |
| 1970s | 44,100 tonnes | 14,300 tonnes | 29,800 tonnes | Congo |
| 1980s | 100,000 tonnes | 30,900 tonnes | 69,100 tonnes | Congo |
| 1990s | 145,600 tonnes | 71,100 tonnes | 74,500 tonnes | Congo |
| 2000s | 225,700 tonnes | 92,900 tonnes | 132,800 tonnes | Congo |
| 2010s | 337,300 tonnes | 442,000 tonnes | 104,700 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 495,000 tonnes | 609,000 tonnes | 114,000 tonnes | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Congo or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 545,000 tonnes against 505,000 tonnes in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Congo and Rwanda?
- 40,000 tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Rwanda rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Congo ranks 130th and Rwanda ranks 127th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.