Maize and products — Food supply in Congo
Congo: Maize and products — Food supply was 147,414 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Food supply in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Congo recorded 147,414 million Kcal for maize and products — food supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.7% on the previous year and up 229.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in Congo peaked at 147,414 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44,731 million Kcal, in 2013.
Congo ranks 102nd of 193 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 | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49,139 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 57,016 million Kcal | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 54,019 million Kcal | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 44,731 million Kcal | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 60,022 million Kcal | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 51,188 million Kcal | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 59,510 million Kcal | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 58,549 million Kcal | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 52,605 million Kcal | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 68,226 million Kcal | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 89,809 million Kcal | +31.6% |
| 2021 | 62,012 million Kcal | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 83,916 million Kcal | +35.3% |
| 2023 | 147,414 million Kcal | +75.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 147,414 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 531,114 million Kcal, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 147,414 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 679,722 million Kcal, 22% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55,501 million Kcal | 44,731 million Kcal | 68,226 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,788 million Kcal | 62,012 million Kcal | 147,414 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 99 Timor-Leste 180,038 million Kcal compare
- 99 East Timor 180,038 million Kcal compare
- 101 Serbia 161,517 million Kcal compare
- 103 Dominican Republic 144,493 million Kcal compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 144,139 million Kcal compare
- 105 Bhutan 139,377 million Kcal 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 147,414 million Kcal 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 147,414 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,731 million Kcal in 2013.
- How does Congo rank for maize and products — food supply?
- Congo ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.6%. 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). 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.