Plantains — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Plantains — Food supply was 71.85 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Plantains — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 71.85 kcal/cap/d for plantains — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 100.53 kcal/cap/d in 2015 and was at its lowest, 65.72 kcal/cap/d, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Plantains — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 66.2 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 66.05 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.72 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 82.4 kcal/cap/d | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 100.01 kcal/cap/d | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 100.53 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.07 kcal/cap/d | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 91.03 kcal/cap/d | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 88.21 kcal/cap/d | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 85.52 kcal/cap/d | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 83.26 kcal/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 80.83 kcal/cap/d | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 74.05 kcal/cap/d | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 71.85 kcal/cap/d | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plantains — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +25.4% | 65.72 kcal/cap/d | 82.4 kcal/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.17 kcal/cap/d | 65.72 kcal/cap/d | 100.53 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5 kcal/cap/d | 71.85 kcal/cap/d | 83.26 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 110.87 kcal/cap/d compare
- 1 Uganda 419.4 kcal/cap/d compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 304.62 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Ghana 246.17 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Gabon 222.73 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.75 kcal/cap/d compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Plantains — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 71.85 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.53 kcal/cap/d in 2015.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.72 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for plantains — food supply?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 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.