Corn yields in Congo
Congo: Corn yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in 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
In 2024, corn yields in Congo stood at 1 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Congo peaked at 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3846 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
That places Congo 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.8088 tonnes per hectare | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5898 tonnes per hectare | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.767 tonnes per hectare | 0.5701 tonnes per hectare | 0.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.687 tonnes per hectare | 0.5784 tonnes per hectare | 0.7825 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8063 tonnes per hectare | 0.7917 tonnes per hectare | 0.8174 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8804 tonnes per hectare | 0.8174 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Congo?
- Corn yields in Congo was 1 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3846 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Congo rank for corn yields?
- Congo ranks 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.