Corn: Yield gap in Congo
Congo: Corn: Yield gap was 2.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in 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 Congo is 2.89 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Congo peaked at 3.1 tonnes per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.89 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
That places Congo 37th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 2.89 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Congo's 2.89 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 34 Luxembourg 3.03 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Tanzania 3.02 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 Zambia 3.01 tonnes per hectare compare
- 38 Kyrgyzstan 2.82 tonnes per hectare compare
- 39 Ukraine 2.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 40 South Africa 2.75 tonnes per hectare 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 corn: yield gap in Congo?
- Corn: yield gap in Congo was 2.89 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for corn: yield gap?
- Congo ranks 37th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.