Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Congo
Congo: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.0048 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0048 t per person for cereals, primary — production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0127 t per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 t per person, in 1990.
Congo ranks 139th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0046 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0045 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 t per person | +69.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0077 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0083 t per person | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0089 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0094 t per person | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0118 t per person | +25.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0074 t per person | -37.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0057 t per person | -22.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0069 t per person | +21.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0079 t per person | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.008 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0116 t per person | +46.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 t per person | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0125 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0123 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0077 t per person | -37.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0112 t per person | +44.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0064 t per person | -42.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 t per person | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 t per person | -38.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 t per person | +43.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 t per person | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0078 t per person | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0104 t per person | +33.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 t per person | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0093 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 t per person | -73.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 t per person | +30.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 t per person | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 t per person | -27.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 t per person | +77.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 t per person | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 t per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.006 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 t per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 t per person | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 t per person | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 t per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 t per person | -2.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0048 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1015 t per person, 5% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0048 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0964 t per person, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Production, per capita 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 | +77.7% | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0055 t per person |
| 1990 | -73.1% | 0.0094 t per person | 0.0025 t per person |
| 1963 | +69.7% | 0.0045 t per person | 0.0077 t per person |
| 1974 | +46.1% | 0.008 t per person | 0.0116 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0078 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 0.0118 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0097 t per person | 0.0057 t per person | 0.0127 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 t per person | 0.0044 t per person | 0.0104 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0043 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0064 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 t per person | 0.0054 t per person | 0.0058 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 t per person | 0.0048 t per person | 0.0052 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 136 Jordan 0.0073 t per person compare
- 137 Kuwait 0.0072 t per person compare
- 138 Somalia 0.0067 t per person compare
- 140 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0042 t per person compare
- 141 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0034 t per person compare
- 142 Solomon Islands 0.0034 t per person 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 cereals, primary — production, per capita in Congo?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Congo was 0.0048 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0127 t per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 t per person in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Congo ranks 139th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.