Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0145 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.0145 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.0146 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 tonnes per person, in 2016.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 177th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0145 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 36% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0145 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 17% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0146 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0127 tonnes per person | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 0.0145 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
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?, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0145 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0146 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 tonnes per person in 2016.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 177th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.