Palm kernels — Food supply quantity in Congo
Congo: Palm kernels — Food supply quantity was 4,800 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Palm kernels — Food supply quantity in Congo, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Congo recorded 4,800 t for palm kernels — food supply quantity in 2013. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm kernels — food supply quantity in Congo peaked at 4,800 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 99 t, in 1972.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Palm kernels — Food supply quantity in Congo, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 318 t | — |
| 1962 | 200 t | -37.1% |
| 1963 | 260 t | +30.0% |
| 1964 | 327 t | +25.8% |
| 1965 | 228 t | -30.3% |
| 1966 | 177 t | -22.4% |
| 1967 | 166 t | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 259 t | +56.0% |
| 1969 | 313 t | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 145 t | -53.7% |
| 1971 | 109 t | -24.8% |
| 1972 | 99 t | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 1,200 t | +1112.1% |
| 1974 | 511 t | -57.4% |
| 1975 | 1,300 t | +154.4% |
| 1976 | 1,500 t | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 2,300 t | +53.3% |
| 1978 | 1,900 t | -17.4% |
| 1979 | 2,400 t | +26.3% |
| 1980 | 2,160 t | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 2,220 t | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2,450 t | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 2,600 t | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 2,328 t | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 2,600 t | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 2,700 t | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 2,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,800 t | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 2,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,900 t | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 2,800 t | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 2,700 t | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 2,800 t | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2,897 t | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 2,900 t | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 2,800 t | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 2,900 t | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 3,000 t | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 3,043 t | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3,073 t | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2,964 t | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2,605 t | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 3,292 t | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 3,493 t | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 4,500 t | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 4,630 t | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 4,658 t | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 4,660 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,700 t | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4,730 t | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4,780 t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 4,800 t | +0.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 4,800 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5 t, 9600.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Congo's 4,800 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 591.5 t, 8.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Palm kernels — Food supply quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +1112.1% | 99 t | 1,200 t |
| 1975 | +154.4% | 511 t | 1,300 t |
| 1974 | -57.4% | 1,200 t | 511 t |
| 1970 | -53.7% | 313 t | 145 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 249.78 t | 166 t | 327 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,146 t | 99 t | 2,400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,536 t | 2,160 t | 2,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,870 t | 2,700 t | 3,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,692 t | 2,605 t | 4,660 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,752 t | 4,700 t | 4,800 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 2 Cameroon 1,400 t compare
- 3 India 1,182 t compare
- 4 Central African Republic 450 t compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 0 t compare
- 4 Melanesia 0 t 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 palm kernels — food supply quantity in Congo?
- Palm kernels — food supply quantity in Congo was 4,800 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm kernels — food supply quantity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4,800 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest palm kernels — food supply quantity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 99 t in 1972.
- How does Congo rank for palm kernels — food supply quantity?
- Congo ranks 1st out of 16 countries with data for 2013.
- Is palm kernels — food supply quantity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Palm kernels — Food supply quantity (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.