Corn yields in Congo
Congo: Corn yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.02 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
All-time low
0.3846 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 150th out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +36.0% |
| 1964 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -37.5% |
| 1967 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9375 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | -39.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5385 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6054 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6111 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | -37.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6538 tonnes per hectare | +70.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8056 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 0.96 tonnes per hectare | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5701 tonnes per hectare | -40.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7166 tonnes per hectare | +25.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6546 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7564 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8365 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7558 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7896 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8243 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5784 tonnes per hectare | -29.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5984 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6041 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6028 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6239 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7631 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7725 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7732 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7825 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7713 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.803 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.806 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8152 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8062 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8087 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8174 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7917 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8049 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8095 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8174 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8285 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8219 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8239 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.854 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8691 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8969 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9307 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.962 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 49% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +70.0% | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | 0.6538 tonnes per hectare |
| 1968 | +50.0% | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 0.9375 tonnes per hectare |
| 1982 | -40.6% | 0.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.5701 tonnes per hectare |
| 1969 | -39.1% | 0.9375 tonnes per hectare | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare |
| 1966 | -37.5% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | -37.1% | 0.6111 tonnes per hectare | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 150th out of 171 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.