Maize and products — Food supply quantity in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Maize and products — Food supply quantity was 19.02 kg/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize and products — Food supply quantity in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — food supply quantity in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 19.02 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply quantity in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 23.44 kg/cap in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.54 kg/cap, in 2021.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 quantity in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.94 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 22.67 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 23.44 kg/cap | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 23.19 kg/cap | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 22.79 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 22 kg/cap | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 21.61 kg/cap | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.63 kg/cap | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.57 kg/cap | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 19.42 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 21.04 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 18.54 kg/cap | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 18.75 kg/cap | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 19.02 kg/cap | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.93 kg/cap | 19.42 kg/cap | 23.44 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.34 kg/cap | 18.54 kg/cap | 21.04 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 5 Paraguay 89.17 kg/cap compare
- 6 El Salvador 83.5 kg/cap compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 31.11 kg/cap compare
- 7 Guatemala 82.65 kg/cap compare
- 8 Botswana 80.22 kg/cap compare
- 9 Bhutan 80.09 kg/cap compare
- 9 Türkiye 16.38 kg/cap compare
- 10 Viet Nam 16.12 kg/cap compare
- 10 South Africa 79.97 kg/cap compare
- 11 Honduras 78.49 kg/cap compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 13.86 kg/cap compare
More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.1714 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.1711 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 0.1529 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.0399 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize and products — food supply quantity in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Maize and products — food supply quantity in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 19.02 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply quantity recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 23.44 kg/cap in 2012.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply quantity recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.54 kg/cap in 2021.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for maize and products — food supply quantity?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply quantity rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.