Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Congo
Congo: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 87.15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Congo recorded 87.15 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Congo peaked at 133.7 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 86.4, in 2023.
That places Congo 152nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 129.27 | — |
| 1962 | 128.89 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 126.45 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 128.48 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 129.99 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 127.97 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 133.7 | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 129.15 | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 123.93 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 119.66 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 119.56 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 111.74 | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 111.44 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 106.52 | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 106.31 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 106.64 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 107.24 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 103.41 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 103.41 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 103.87 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 105.95 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 109.34 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 106.12 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 107.45 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 109.09 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 103.33 | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 102.74 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 103.09 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 98.16 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 95.2 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 90.19 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 89.67 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 88.86 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 91.81 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 95.45 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 96 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 94.58 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 91.61 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 95.29 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 93.98 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 92.71 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 91.65 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 92.64 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 94.53 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 97.42 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 97.87 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 98.46 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 100.7 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 100.52 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.18 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 98.02 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 99.65 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 98.02 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 101.36 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 102.33 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 96.31 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 95.22 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 94.21 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 94.01 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.47 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 91.03 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.96 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 86.4 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 87.15 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128.65 | 123.93 | 133.7 | 9 |
| 1970s | 109.59 | 103.41 | 119.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.91 | 98.16 | 109.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.87 | 88.86 | 96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.05 | 91.65 | 100.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.63 | 94.01 | 102.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6 | 86.4 | 91.47 | 5 |
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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 food — gross per capita production index number in Congo?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Congo was 87.15 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 133.7 in 1967.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4 in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Congo ranks 152nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.