Corn yields in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Corn yields was 0.769 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1961–2024
Source: 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
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.769 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.85 tonnes per hectare in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.6796 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 160th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6825 tonnes per hectare | 0.6796 tonnes per hectare | 0.6923 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7312 tonnes per hectare | 0.7084 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8232 tonnes per hectare | 0.7995 tonnes per hectare | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8126 tonnes per hectare | 0.7866 tonnes per hectare | 0.8319 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.783 tonnes per hectare | 0.779 tonnes per hectare | 0.799 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7771 tonnes per hectare | 0.7701 tonnes per hectare | 0.7996 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7696 tonnes per hectare | 0.769 tonnes per hectare | 0.7704 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 yields in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Corn yields in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.769 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6796 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for corn yields?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 160th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.