Dates — Food supply in Congo
Congo: Dates — Food supply was 42.9 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Food supply in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dates — food supply in Congo is 42.9 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 74.2% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — food supply in Congo peaked at 185.12 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.01 million Kcal, in 2011.
Congo ranks 147th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dates — Food supply in Congo, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44.27 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 2.01 million Kcal | -95.5% |
| 2012 | 56.35 million Kcal | +2703.5% |
| 2013 | 30.19 million Kcal | -46.4% |
| 2014 | 49.07 million Kcal | +62.5% |
| 2015 | 55.05 million Kcal | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 142.59 million Kcal | +159.0% |
| 2017 | 79.27 million Kcal | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 185.12 million Kcal | +133.5% |
| 2019 | 60.17 million Kcal | -67.5% |
| 2020 | 139.79 million Kcal | +132.3% |
| 2021 | 122.42 million Kcal | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 166.48 million Kcal | +36.0% |
| 2023 | 42.9 million Kcal | -74.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 42.9 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 285.13 million Kcal, 15% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 42.9 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 238.25 million Kcal, 18% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dates — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2703.5% | 2.01 million Kcal | 56.35 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.41 million Kcal | 2.01 million Kcal | 185.12 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.9 million Kcal | 42.9 million Kcal | 166.48 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 144 Sierra Leone 65.39 million Kcal compare
- 145 Guatemala 49.66 million Kcal compare
- 146 Angola 45.23 million Kcal compare
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 42.37 million Kcal compare
- 149 Guyana 41.8 million Kcal compare
- 150 El Salvador 40.94 million Kcal 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 dates — food supply in Congo?
- Dates — food supply in Congo was 42.9 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 185.12 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest dates — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for dates — food supply?
- Congo ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dates — food supply rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dates — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.