Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 18,503 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
18,503 t
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 15 countries
All-time high
33,604 t
in 1961
All-time low
7,158 t
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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

The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 18,503 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 33,604 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 7,158 t, in 1979.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 33,604 t
1962 22,512 t -33.0%
1963 24,524 t +8.9%
1964 19,738 t -19.5%
1965 13,503 t -31.6%
1966 13,496 t -0.1%
1967 14,342 t +6.3%
1968 23,650 t +64.9%
1969 30,300 t +28.1%
1970 30,615 t +1.0%
1971 24,693 t -19.3%
1972 26,710 t +8.2%
1973 28,093 t +5.2%
1974 23,436 t -16.6%
1975 22,476 t -4.1%
1976 19,508 t -13.2%
1977 17,967 t -7.9%
1978 16,883 t -6.0%
1979 7,158 t -57.6%
1980 11,102 t +55.1%
1981 8,250 t -25.7%
1982 25,650 t +210.9%
1983 28,950 t +12.9%
1984 28,750 t -0.7%
1985 23,000 t -20.0%
1986 21,400 t -7.0%
1987 18,750 t -12.4%
1988 14,485 t -22.7%
1989 15,750 t +8.7%
1990 14,581 t -7.4%
1991 15,005 t +2.9%
1992 14,220 t -5.2%
1993 14,502 t +2.0%
1994 14,801 t +2.1%
1995 14,937 t +0.9%
1996 14,976 t +0.3%
1997 15,136 t +1.1%
1998 14,800 t -2.2%
1999 15,668 t +5.9%
2000 15,899 t +1.5%
2001 16,307 t +2.6%
2002 16,366 t +0.4%
2003 16,400 t +0.2%
2004 16,740 t +2.1%
2005 16,837 t +0.6%
2006 17,200 t +2.2%
2007 17,466 t +1.5%
2008 17,858 t +2.2%
2009 15,712 t -12.0%
2010 15,857 t +0.9%
2011 16,061 t +1.3%
2012 16,945 t +5.5%
2013 17,325 t +2.2%
2014 17,791 t +2.7%
2015 17,989 t +1.1%
2016 18,083 t +0.5%
2017 18,048 t -0.2%
2018 18,127 t +0.4%
2019 18,232 t +0.6%
2020 18,362 t +0.7%
2021 18,348 t -0.1%
2022 18,430 t +0.4%
2023 18,481 t +0.3%
2024 18,503 t +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21,741 t 13,496 t 33,604 t 9
1970s 21,754 t 7,158 t 30,615 t 10
1980s 19,609 t 8,250 t 28,950 t 10
1990s 14,863 t 14,220 t 15,668 t 10
2000s 16,678 t 15,712 t 17,858 t 10
2010s 17,446 t 15,857 t 18,232 t 10
2020s 18,425 t 18,348 t 18,503 t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 8 France 1.19 million t compare
  2. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 32,600 t compare
  3. 9 Uzbekistan 1.05 million t compare
  4. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 28,076 t compare
  5. 10 Australia and New Zealand 856,654 t compare
  6. 11 Australia 852,600 t compare
  7. 12 Argentina 448,493 t compare
  8. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,188 t compare
  9. 13 Sri Lanka 370,085 t compare
  10. 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,890 t compare
  11. 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,240 t compare
  12. 14 Greece 283,126 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 18,503 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 33,604 t in 1961.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 7,158 t in 1979.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
177 places, 9,715 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.