What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The highest recorded value was 0.8974 tonnes per hectare in 2021.

What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 0.646 tonnes per hectare in 1965.

How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.

Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Democratic Republic of Congo

Name: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Democratic Republic of Congo
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Democratic Republic of Congo: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 0.8718 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.8718 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

171st

of 185 countries

All-time high

0.8974 tonnes per hectare

in 2021

All-time low

0.646 tonnes per hectare

in 1965

Years of data

1961–2024

Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.8718 tonnes per hectare for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.8974 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.646 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 171st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.694 tonnes per hectare	0.646 tonnes per hectare	0.7108 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.7445 tonnes per hectare	0.7254 tonnes per hectare	0.799 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.815 tonnes per hectare	0.7899 tonnes per hectare	0.8502 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.7915 tonnes per hectare	0.7658 tonnes per hectare	0.811 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.7747 tonnes per hectare	0.7715 tonnes per hectare	0.7866 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.7866 tonnes per hectare	0.7689 tonnes per hectare	0.8362 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.8719 tonnes per hectare	0.8504 tonnes per hectare	0.8974 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

168 South Sudan 0.945 tonnes per hectare compare
169 Botswana 0.9004 tonnes per hectare compare
170 Congo 0.8737 tonnes per hectare compare
172 Chad 0.8269 tonnes per hectare compare
173 Central African Republic 0.7884 tonnes per hectare compare
174 Mozambique 0.7764 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.13 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
Rural population 61.93 million (2025)
Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
Rural population 54.9% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
Land under cereal production 5.03 million hectares (2024)

All data for Democratic Republic of Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.8718 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The highest recorded value was 0.8974 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 0.646 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured in tonnes per hectare.