Caribbean vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Plantains — Food supply quantity
Plantains — Food supply quantity over time
- Caribbean
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 40.72 kg/cap against 35.28 kg/cap in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 5.44 kg/cap.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
Caribbean ranks 2nd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st of 29 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.94 kg/cap | 41.33 kg/cap | 0.614 kg/cap | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 44.83 kg/cap | 38.05 kg/cap | 6.78 kg/cap | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plantains — food supply quantity, Caribbean or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Caribbean, at 40.72 kg/cap against 35.28 kg/cap in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plantains — food supply quantity between Caribbean and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 5.44 kg/cap, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for plantains — food supply quantity?
- Caribbean ranks 2nd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Plantains — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.