Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Congo
Congo: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0817 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Congo stood at 0.0817 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.1001 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Congo 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | +40.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0334 tonnes per person | +42.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0326 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0519 tonnes per person | +32.7% |
| 1981 | 0.03 tonnes per person | -42.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0461 tonnes per person | +53.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0605 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0554 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0528 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0431 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | +35.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0402 tonnes per person | -31.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0386 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0498 tonnes per person | +28.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0619 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0582 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | -38.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0513 tonnes per person | +44.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | -30.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0519 tonnes per person | +45.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0738 tonnes per person | +42.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0758 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0752 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0764 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0857 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0714 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0457 tonnes per person | -29.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0573 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 0.053 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | -41.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0654 tonnes per person | +111.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0978 tonnes per person | +64.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | -49.5% |
| 2013 | 0.057 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0615 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0641 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0802 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0671 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0721 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0695 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0799 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1001 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0817 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0817 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0817 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0172 tonnes per person | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 0.0391 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0487 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person | 0.0605 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0533 tonnes per person | 0.0355 tonnes per person | 0.0758 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0625 tonnes per person | 0.0309 tonnes per person | 0.0857 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0668 tonnes per person | 0.0494 tonnes per person | 0.0978 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0828 tonnes per person | 0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.1001 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 141 Kenya 0.0859 tonnes per person compare
- 142 Sierra Leone 0.0855 tonnes per person compare
- 143 Turkmenistan 0.0826 tonnes per person compare
- 145 Bulgaria 0.0786 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Zimbabwe 0.0751 tonnes per person compare
- 147 Burkina Faso 0.0728 tonnes 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Congo?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Congo was 0.0817 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1001 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Congo ranks 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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)
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.
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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.