Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 624,695 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
624,695 t
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
9th
of 20 countries
All-time high
624,695 t
in 2024
All-time low
280,012 t
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 624,695 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 624,695 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 280,012 t, in 1965.

That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 9th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 413,753 t
1962 394,800 t -4.6%
1963 372,990 t -5.5%
1964 343,344 t -7.9%
1965 280,012 t -18.4%
1966 286,216 t +2.2%
1967 330,017 t +15.3%
1968 410,648 t +24.4%
1969 425,831 t +3.7%
1970 418,661 t -1.7%
1971 405,504 t -3.1%
1972 389,686 t -3.9%
1973 374,261 t -4.0%
1974 363,745 t -2.8%
1975 360,896 t -0.8%
1976 354,915 t -1.7%
1977 352,680 t -0.6%
1978 345,303 t -2.1%
1979 341,023 t -1.2%
1980 343,909 t +0.8%
1981 354,617 t +3.1%
1982 348,425 t -1.7%
1983 347,076 t -0.4%
1984 358,408 t +3.3%
1985 363,904 t +1.5%
1986 362,852 t -0.3%
1987 356,631 t -1.7%
1988 377,967 t +6.0%
1989 388,776 t +2.9%
1990 402,996 t +3.7%
1991 403,502 t +0.1%
1992 409,742 t +1.5%
1993 425,311 t +3.8%
1994 428,557 t +0.8%
1995 372,313 t -13.1%
1996 368,806 t -0.9%
1997 380,613 t +3.2%
1998 391,096 t +2.8%
1999 375,889 t -3.9%
2000 376,480 t +0.2%
2001 366,233 t -2.7%
2002 356,644 t -2.6%
2003 361,984 t +1.5%
2004 367,811 t +1.6%
2005 373,444 t +1.5%
2006 385,024 t +3.1%
2007 389,889 t +1.3%
2008 394,440 t +1.2%
2009 398,385 t +1.0%
2010 407,713 t +2.3%
2011 415,496 t +1.9%
2012 483,489 t +16.4%
2013 548,768 t +13.5%
2014 559,582 t +2.0%
2015 567,387 t +1.4%
2016 581,856 t +2.6%
2017 584,762 t +0.5%
2018 587,884 t +0.5%
2019 619,606 t +5.4%
2020 604,248 t -2.5%
2021 612,161 t +1.3%
2022 619,894 t +1.3%
2023 619,599 t -0.0%
2024 624,695 t +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 361,957 t 280,012 t 425,831 t 9
1970s 370,667 t 341,023 t 418,661 t 10
1980s 360,256 t 343,909 t 388,776 t 10
1990s 395,882 t 368,806 t 428,557 t 10
2000s 377,033 t 356,644 t 398,385 t 10
2010s 535,654 t 407,713 t 619,606 t 10
2020s 616,119 t 604,248 t 624,695 t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 6 India 15.92 million t compare
  2. 6 Melanesia 1.04 million t compare
  3. 7 Argentina 10.95 million t compare
  4. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 978,442 t compare
  5. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 696,306 t compare
  6. 8 Russian Federation 10.60 million t compare
  7. 9 Canada 8.86 million t compare
  8. 10 Ukraine 7.09 million t compare
  9. 10 Viet Nam 435,139 t compare
  10. 11 Nigeria 4.52 million t compare
  11. 11 Republic of Moldova 292,351 t compare
  12. 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 233,329 t compare
  13. 12 Thailand 4.22 million t compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 624,695 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 624,695 t in 2024.
What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 280,012 t in 1965.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,286 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.