Maize and products — Food supply in Congo
Congo: Maize and products — Food supply was 65.32 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Food supply in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — food supply in Congo stood at 65.32 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 71.5% on the previous year and up 158.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in Congo peaked at 65.32 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.23 kcal/cap/d, in 2013.
Congo ranks 79th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food supply in Congo, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30.17 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 33.89 kcal/cap/d | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 31.22 kcal/cap/d | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 25.23 kcal/cap/d | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 33.05 kcal/cap/d | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 27.51 kcal/cap/d | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 31.22 kcal/cap/d | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 29.98 kcal/cap/d | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 26.28 kcal/cap/d | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 33.28 kcal/cap/d | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 42.77 kcal/cap/d | +28.5% |
| 2021 | 28.83 kcal/cap/d | -32.6% |
| 2022 | 38.09 kcal/cap/d | +32.1% |
| 2023 | 65.32 kcal/cap/d | +71.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.18 kcal/cap/d | 25.23 kcal/cap/d | 33.89 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.75 kcal/cap/d | 28.83 kcal/cap/d | 65.32 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 76 Guinea-Bissau 78.37 kcal/cap/d compare
- 77 Uzbekistan 68.27 kcal/cap/d compare
- 78 Serbia 65.33 kcal/cap/d compare
- 80 China, Taiwan Province of 64.77 kcal/cap/d compare
- 81 Afghanistan 62.57 kcal/cap/d compare
- 82 China, mainland 59.55 kcal/cap/d 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 maize and products — food supply in Congo?
- Maize and products — food supply in Congo was 65.32 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.32 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.23 kcal/cap/d in 2013.
- How does Congo rank for maize and products — food supply?
- Congo ranks 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — 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.