Plantains — Food supply in Congo
Congo: Plantains — Food supply was 57,786 million Kcal in 2023. ▬ Flat
Plantains — Food supply in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plantains — food supply in Congo is 57,786 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Congo peaked at 60,616 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47,681 million Kcal, in 2018.
Congo ranks 30th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Plantains — Food supply in Congo, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 55,240 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 55,684 million Kcal | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 58,244 million Kcal | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 58,153 million Kcal | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 58,021 million Kcal | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 57,859 million Kcal | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 52,606 million Kcal | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 49,814 million Kcal | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 47,681 million Kcal | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 60,616 million Kcal | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 60,131 million Kcal | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 57,752 million Kcal | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 57,888 million Kcal | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 57,786 million Kcal | -0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 57,786 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,796 million Kcal, 32.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Congo's 57,786 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,607 million Kcal, 6.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plantains — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +27.1% | 47,681 million Kcal | 60,616 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55,392 million Kcal | 47,681 million Kcal | 60,616 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,389 million Kcal | 57,752 million Kcal | 60,131 million Kcal | 4 |
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 plantains — food supply in Congo?
- Plantains — food supply in Congo was 57,786 million Kcal 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 60,616 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,681 million Kcal in 2018.
- How does Congo rank for plantains — food supply?
- Congo ranks 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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). 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.