Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
173rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0906 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0146 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0906 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Congo 173rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0146 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0258 metric tons per square kilometre | +74.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0264 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0293 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0322 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0351 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0454 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0293 metric tons per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0234 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0293 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0343 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0358 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.054 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0605 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0611 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0615 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0395 metric tons per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0586 metric tons per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0343 metric tons per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0392 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0248 metric tons per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0363 metric tons per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0421 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 0.047 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0648 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0584 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0609 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0635 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0176 metric tons per square kilometre | -72.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0182 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0189 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0254 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0261 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0326 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0342 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0349 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0279 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0528 metric tons per square kilometre | +84.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0562 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.065 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0644 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0647 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0635 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0624 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0672 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0726 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.074 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0777 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0823 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0783 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0809 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0846 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0875 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0876 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0906 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0883 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0899 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0885 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.46 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.6 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +84.5% | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0528 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -72.3% | 0.0635 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0176 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +74.3% | 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0258 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +50.7% | 0.0358 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.054 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0281 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0146 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0454 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0458 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0234 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0615 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0471 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0248 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0648 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0273 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0176 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0595 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0816 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0726 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0906 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0883 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0899 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 170 Cape Verde 0.1151 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 171 Barbados 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 0.0983 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 174 Vanuatu 0.0807 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 175 Iceland 0.0762 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 176 Bahamas 0.0603 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Congo?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0906 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 173rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.