Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: Coffee bean yields
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.3946 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya
0.4357 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
56th
Kenya rank
54th
Coffee bean yields over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.4357 tonnes per hectare against 0.3946 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0411 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 56th and Kenya ranks 54th of 82 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3442 tonnes per hectare | 0.596 tonnes per hectare | 0.2518 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.373 tonnes per hectare | 0.6952 tonnes per hectare | 0.3222 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.3514 tonnes per hectare | 0.7446 tonnes per hectare | 0.3931 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.3567 tonnes per hectare | 0.5004 tonnes per hectare | 0.1436 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.3877 tonnes per hectare | 0.3299 tonnes per hectare | 0.0578 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.392 tonnes per hectare | 0.3676 tonnes per hectare | 0.0243 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.3948 tonnes per hectare | 0.3945 tonnes per hectare | 0.0003 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee bean yields, Democratic Republic of Congo or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.4357 tonnes per hectare against 0.3946 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee bean yields between Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?
- 0.0411 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya rank globally for coffee bean yields?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 56th and Kenya ranks 54th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coffee bean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.