Maize and products — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Maize and products — Food supply was 175.12 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize and products — 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, maize and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 175.12 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 215.62 kcal/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 170.7 kcal/cap/d, in 2021.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 210.93 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 208.56 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 215.62 kcal/cap/d | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 213.28 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 209.58 kcal/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 202.3 kcal/cap/d | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 198.67 kcal/cap/d | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 198.96 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 180.09 kcal/cap/d | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 178.62 kcal/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 193.66 kcal/cap/d | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 170.7 kcal/cap/d | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 172.78 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 175.12 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 201.66 kcal/cap/d | 178.62 kcal/cap/d | 215.62 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 178.06 kcal/cap/d | 170.7 kcal/cap/d | 193.66 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 275.93 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Paraguay 771.1 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 El Salvador 767.14 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Eswatini 761.3 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Guatemala 759.37 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Viet Nam 132.49 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Honduras 726.8 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Türkiye 126.76 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Uganda 649.54 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Botswana 620.53 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 112.25 kcal/cap/d compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Maize and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 175.12 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 215.62 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 170.7 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for maize and products — food supply?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 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.