Cereal production in Congo
Congo: Cereal production was 30,221 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production in Congo stood at 30,221 tonnes.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Congo peaked at 30,926 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Congo 152nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 9,594 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 15,500 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,638 tonnes | 8,000 tonnes | 21,011 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,095 tonnes | 8,472 tonnes | 22,121 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,339 tonnes | 6,014 tonnes | 12,838 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,315 tonnes | 9,767 tonnes | 23,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,869 tonnes | 24,795 tonnes | 30,926 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,157 tonnes | 29,894 tonnes | 30,614 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Congo?
- Cereal production in Congo was 30,221 tonnes 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 production recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 30,926 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for cereal production?
- Congo ranks 152nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.