Change of cereal yield vs land used in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 0.8718 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8718
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
172nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.8974
in 2021
All-time low
0.646
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 0.8718 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.8974 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.646, in 1965.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6992 | — |
| 1962 | 0.7008 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.692 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6921 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.646 | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6951 | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6998 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7105 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7108 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7271 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7254 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7465 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7411 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.744 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7477 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7458 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7392 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7289 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.799 | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7987 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8225 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8339 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8335 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8502 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7996 | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7899 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8218 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7979 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.802 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7998 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8024 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7822 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7906 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7934 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7658 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7809 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8017 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.811 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7873 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7866 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7866 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.772 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7715 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7717 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7717 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7716 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7716 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7716 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7716 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7849 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7711 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7716 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7721 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.769 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7689 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7855 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7941 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8124 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8362 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8767 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8974 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8504 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8632 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8718 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.694 | 0.646 | 0.7108 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7445 | 0.7254 | 0.799 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.815 | 0.7899 | 0.8502 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7915 | 0.7658 | 0.811 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7747 | 0.7715 | 0.7866 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7866 | 0.7689 | 0.8362 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8719 | 0.8504 | 0.8974 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 169 South Sudan 0.945 compare
- 170 Botswana 0.9004 compare
- 171 Congo 0.8737 compare
- 173 Chad 0.8269 compare
- 174 Central African Republic 0.7884 compare
- 175 Mozambique 0.7764 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Agriculture share gdp 8.93 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2023)
- Rural population 54.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 61.93 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5489 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.8718 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8974 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.646 in 1965.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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