Corn: Yield gap in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Corn: Yield gap was 3.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Democratic Republic of Congo is 3.69 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 3.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.66 tonnes per hectare, in 2010.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 21st out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Rural population 61.93 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 54.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.03 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Corn: yield gap in Democratic Republic of Congo was 3.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for corn: yield gap?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.