Plantains — Food supply quantity in Congo
Congo: Plantains — Food supply quantity was 12.57 kg/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Plantains — Food supply quantity in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, plantains — food supply quantity in Congo stood at 12.57 kg/cap.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply quantity in Congo peaked at 16.65 kg/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.7 kg/cap, 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 quantity in Congo, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.65 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 16.25 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.53 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 16.11 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 15.69 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 15.27 kg/cap | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 13.55 kg/cap | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 12.52 kg/cap | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 14.52 kg/cap | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 14.06 kg/cap | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 13.18 kg/cap | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 12.9 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 12.57 kg/cap | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.88 kg/cap | 11.7 kg/cap | 16.65 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.18 kg/cap | 12.57 kg/cap | 14.06 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 23 Malawi 17.86 kg/cap compare
- 24 Haiti 13.57 kg/cap compare
- 25 North Macedonia 12.59 kg/cap compare
- 27 Fiji 12.36 kg/cap compare
- 27 Costa Rica 12.36 kg/cap compare
- 29 Montenegro 11.7 kg/cap 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 10.11 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.11 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains — food supply quantity in Congo?
- Plantains — food supply quantity in Congo was 12.57 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 16.65 kg/cap in 2010.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7 kg/cap in 2018.
- How does Congo rank for plantains — food supply quantity?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply quantity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.