Groundnut yields in Congo
Congo: Groundnut yields was 0.5291 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnut yields in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, groundnut yields in Congo stood at 0.5291 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Congo peaked at 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5275 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
That places Congo 111th out of 119 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7421 tonnes per hectare | 0.641 tonnes per hectare | 0.825 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.708 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9595 tonnes per hectare | 0.7202 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5782 tonnes per hectare | 0.5311 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5423 tonnes per hectare | 0.5275 tonnes per hectare | 0.5576 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5289 tonnes per hectare | 0.5283 tonnes per hectare | 0.5298 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnut yields in Congo?
- Groundnut yields in Congo was 0.5291 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5275 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for groundnut yields?
- Congo ranks 111th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.