Pulses — Food supply in Congo
Congo: Pulses — Food supply was 38,491 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses — Food supply in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — food supply in Congo stood at 38,491 million Kcal. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Congo peaked at 56,084 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38,491 million Kcal, in 2023.
That places Congo 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food supply in Congo, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 42,536 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 43,942 million Kcal | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 45,448 million Kcal | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 46,714 million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 48,699 million Kcal | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 51,328 million Kcal | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 50,052 million Kcal | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 48,944 million Kcal | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 46,697 million Kcal | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 55,039 million Kcal | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 56,084 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 51,276 million Kcal | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 52,765 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 38,491 million Kcal | -27.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 38,491 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 184,859 million Kcal, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 38,491 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203,387 million Kcal, 19% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -27.1% | 52,765 million Kcal | 38,491 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47,940 million Kcal | 42,536 million Kcal | 55,039 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,654 million Kcal | 38,491 million Kcal | 56,084 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 pulses — food supply in Congo?
- Pulses — food supply in Congo was 38,491 million Kcal 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 56,084 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,491 million Kcal in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for pulses — food supply?
- Congo ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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). 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.