Potatoes and products — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Potatoes and products — Food supply was 60,776 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes and products — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 60,776 million Kcal.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 79,067 million Kcal in 2016 and was at its lowest, 57,342 million Kcal, in 2020.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 14th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Potatoes and products — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 62,135 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 64,681 million Kcal | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 67,112 million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 70,064 million Kcal | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 74,653 million Kcal | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 77,518 million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 79,067 million Kcal | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 76,446 million Kcal | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 73,383 million Kcal | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 75,583 million Kcal | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 57,342 million Kcal | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 61,426 million Kcal | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 60,030 million Kcal | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 60,776 million Kcal | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72,064 million Kcal | 62,135 million Kcal | 79,067 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,894 million Kcal | 57,342 million Kcal | 61,426 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 267,813 million Kcal compare
- 11 Brazil 2.54 million million Kcal compare
- 12 Egypt 2.53 million million Kcal compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 256,185 million Kcal compare
- 13 Poland 2.35 million million Kcal compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 108,946 million Kcal compare
- 14 France 2.23 million million Kcal compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 2.13 million million Kcal compare
- 15 Melanesia 31,737 million Kcal compare
- 16 Polynesia 10,519 million Kcal compare
- 16 Canada 2.06 million million Kcal compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 2,680 million Kcal compare
- 17 Nepal 1.90 million million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.1714 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.1711 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 0.1529 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.0399 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Potatoes and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 60,776 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — food supply recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 79,067 million Kcal in 2016.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — food supply recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,342 million Kcal in 2020.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for potatoes and products — food supply?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 14th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — food supply rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Potatoes and products — 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.