Grand Total — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Grand Total — Food supply was 2,015 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Grand Total — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, grand total — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 2,015 kcal/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grand total — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 2,186 kcal/cap/d in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,015 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 19th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Grand Total — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,164 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 2,186 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,145 kcal/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,115 kcal/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,168 kcal/cap/d | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,133 kcal/cap/d | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2,086 kcal/cap/d | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,121 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,101 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,091 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,026 kcal/cap/d | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2,047 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,033 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,015 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,131 kcal/cap/d | 2,086 kcal/cap/d | 2,186 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,030 kcal/cap/d | 2,015 kcal/cap/d | 2,047 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 16 Hungary 3,549 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Melanesia 2,269 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Germany 3,535 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 2,259 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 2,938 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Russian Federation 3,528 kcal/cap/d compare
- 19 China, mainland 3,527 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Cabo Verde 2,794 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,981 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Luxembourg 3,522 kcal/cap/d compare
- 21 China 3,514 kcal/cap/d compare
- 22 Australia and New Zealand 3,490 kcal/cap/d compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is grand total — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Grand total — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2,015 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grand total — food supply recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2,186 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
- What is the lowest grand total — food supply recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,015 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for grand total — food supply?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 19th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grand total — food supply rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Grand Total — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.