Cereals, primary — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cereals, primary — Production was 4.39 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.39 million t
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
9th
of 19 countries
All-time high
4.39 million t
in 2024
All-time low
448,234 t
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 4.39 million t for cereals, primary — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 4.39 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 448,234 t, in 1965.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cereals, primary — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 503,194 t
1962 491,776 t -2.3%
1963 456,941 t -7.1%
1964 458,636 t +0.4%
1965 448,234 t -2.3%
1966 532,604 t +18.8%
1967 558,240 t +4.8%
1968 654,274 t +17.2%
1969 645,935 t -1.3%
1970 666,231 t +3.1%
1971 672,000 t +0.9%
1972 701,555 t +4.4%
1973 712,224 t +1.5%
1974 735,654 t +3.3%
1975 759,021 t +3.2%
1976 773,400 t +1.9%
1977 779,900 t +0.8%
1978 770,800 t -1.2%
1979 868,800 t +12.7%
1980 889,000 t +2.3%
1981 940,900 t +5.8%
1982 981,290 t +4.3%
1983 1.01 million t +3.0%
1984 1.06 million t +4.7%
1985 1.14 million t +7.9%
1986 1.19 million t +4.5%
1987 1.26 million t +5.3%
1988 1.33 million t +6.1%
1989 1.41 million t +6.2%
1990 1.49 million t +5.4%
1991 1.46 million t -2.1%
1992 1.50 million t +3.0%
1993 1.61 million t +7.0%
1994 1.66 million t +3.3%
1995 1.48 million t -10.9%
1996 1.56 million t +5.3%
1997 1.53 million t -1.6%
1998 1.62 million t +5.8%
1999 1.59 million t -1.8%
2000 1.57 million t -1.3%
2001 1.55 million t -1.7%
2002 1.52 million t -1.7%
2003 1.52 million t +0.1%
2004 1.52 million t +0.1%
2005 1.52 million t +0.1%
2006 1.52 million t +0.1%
2007 1.53 million t +0.1%
2008 1.53 million t +0.1%
2009 1.53 million t +0.1%
2010 2.59 million t +69.7%
2011 2.66 million t +2.5%
2012 2.64 million t -0.5%
2013 2.86 million t +8.1%
2014 3.10 million t +8.4%
2015 3.12 million t +0.8%
2016 3.29 million t +5.5%
2017 3.46 million t +5.0%
2018 3.53 million t +2.1%
2019 3.58 million t +1.2%
2020 3.72 million t +4.0%
2021 3.88 million t +4.3%
2022 4.04 million t +3.9%
2023 4.21 million t +4.3%
2024 4.39 million t +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 527,759 t 448,234 t 654,274 t 9
1970s 743,958 t 666,231 t 868,800 t 10
1980s 1.12 million t 889,000 t 1.41 million t 10
1990s 1.55 million t 1.46 million t 1.66 million t 10
2000s 1.53 million t 1.52 million t 1.57 million t 10
2010s 3.08 million t 2.59 million t 3.58 million t 10
2020s 4.05 million t 3.72 million t 4.39 million t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 6 Russian Federation 120.40 million t compare
  2. 7 Argentina 85.73 million t compare
  3. 8 Indonesia 68.28 million t compare
  4. 9 Bangladesh 66.35 million t compare
  5. 10 Canada 63.66 million t compare
  6. 11 Pakistan 55.93 million t compare
  7. 12 Ukraine 55.65 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Cereals, primary — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 4.39 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 4.39 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 448,234 t in 1965.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for cereals, primary — production?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,898 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.