Plantains — Food supply in Congo
Congo: Plantains — Food supply was 25.61 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Plantains — Food supply in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Congo recorded 25.61 kcal/cap/d for plantains — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Congo peaked at 33.92 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.82 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.
That places Congo 26th out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Plantains — Food supply in Congo, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.92 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 33.09 kcal/cap/d | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 33.66 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 32.8 kcal/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 31.95 kcal/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 31.1 kcal/cap/d | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 27.6 kcal/cap/d | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 25.5 kcal/cap/d | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 23.82 kcal/cap/d | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 29.57 kcal/cap/d | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 28.64 kcal/cap/d | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 26.85 kcal/cap/d | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 26.28 kcal/cap/d | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 25.61 kcal/cap/d | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.3 kcal/cap/d | 23.82 kcal/cap/d | 33.92 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.84 kcal/cap/d | 25.61 kcal/cap/d | 28.64 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 23 Malawi 36.37 kcal/cap/d compare
- 24 Haiti 27.63 kcal/cap/d compare
- 25 North Macedonia 25.65 kcal/cap/d compare
- 27 Fiji 25.18 kcal/cap/d compare
- 28 Costa Rica 25.17 kcal/cap/d compare
- 29 Montenegro 23.83 kcal/cap/d 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 plantains — food supply in Congo?
- Plantains — food supply in Congo was 25.61 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 33.92 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.82 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- How does Congo rank for plantains — food supply?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A 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 capita 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.