Pulses — Food supply in Congo
Congo: Pulses — Food supply was 17.06 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses — Food supply in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Congo recorded 17.06 kcal/cap/d for pulses — food supply in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.8% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Congo peaked at 27.59 kcal/cap/d in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.06 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
Congo ranks 120th of 164 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.
Pulses — Food supply in Congo, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26.12 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 26.12 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.27 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 26.35 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 26.81 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 27.59 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 26.26 kcal/cap/d | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 25.06 kcal/cap/d | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 23.33 kcal/cap/d | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 26.85 kcal/cap/d | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 26.71 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 23.84 kcal/cap/d | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 23.95 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 17.06 kcal/cap/d | -28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.08 kcal/cap/d | 23.33 kcal/cap/d | 27.59 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.89 kcal/cap/d | 17.06 kcal/cap/d | 26.71 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 117 Afghanistan 18.13 kcal/cap/d compare
- 118 China, mainland 17.96 kcal/cap/d compare
- 119 China (People’s Republic of) 17.95 kcal/cap/d compare
- 121 Bulgaria 17.02 kcal/cap/d compare
- 122 Russian Federation 16.82 kcal/cap/d compare
- 123 Egypt 16.53 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)
- 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 pulses — food supply in Congo?
- Pulses — food supply in Congo was 17.06 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 27.59 kcal/cap/d in 2015.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.06 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for pulses — food supply?
- Congo ranks 120th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. 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 Pulses — 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.