Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 1.54 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Democratic Republic of Congo is 1.54 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.54 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 703,000 tonnes, in 2016.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.00 million tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 925,000 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 720,000 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 784,000 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 900,000 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 903,000 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 703,000 tonnes | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million tonnes | +45.2% |
| 2018 | 979,000 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 988,000 tonnes | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million tonnes | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 1.33 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.54 million tonnes | +15.5% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.54 million tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.25 million tonnes, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.54 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million tonnes, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 902,000 tonnes | 703,000 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 million tonnes | 988,000 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 72.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5489 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.54 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 703,000 tonnes in 2016.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.