Pulses, Total — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Pulses, Total — Production was 401,794 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
401,794 t
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
7th
of 17 groups
All-time high
401,794 t
in 2024
All-time low
105,500 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pulses, Total — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pulses, total — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 401,794 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulses, total — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 401,794 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 105,500 t, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Pulses, Total — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Pulses, Total — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 105,500 t
1962 111,500 t +5.7%
1963 116,500 t +4.5%
1964 121,500 t +4.3%
1965 124,500 t +2.5%
1966 129,500 t +4.0%
1967 133,700 t +3.2%
1968 137,220 t +2.6%
1969 129,625 t -5.5%
1970 134,000 t +3.4%
1971 140,100 t +4.6%
1972 143,000 t +2.1%
1973 147,800 t +3.4%
1974 152,700 t +3.3%
1975 157,400 t +3.1%
1976 160,400 t +1.9%
1977 162,200 t +1.1%
1978 158,200 t -2.5%
1979 157,300 t -0.6%
1980 170,200 t +8.2%
1981 175,400 t +3.1%
1982 179,900 t +2.6%
1983 185,400 t +3.1%
1984 189,500 t +2.2%
1985 195,500 t +3.2%
1986 196,180 t +0.3%
1987 187,700 t -4.3%
1988 200,200 t +6.7%
1989 201,700 t +0.7%
1990 208,978 t +3.6%
1991 227,936 t +9.1%
1992 231,123 t +1.4%
1993 236,495 t +2.3%
1994 243,168 t +2.8%
1995 179,008 t -26.4%
1996 198,481 t +10.9%
1997 202,159 t +1.9%
1998 205,962 t +1.9%
1999 198,884 t -3.4%
2000 193,827 t -2.5%
2001 187,576 t -3.2%
2002 183,000 t -2.4%
2003 185,980 t +1.6%
2004 198,990 t +7.0%
2005 192,060 t -3.5%
2006 195,390 t +1.7%
2007 198,550 t +1.6%
2008 199,861 t +0.7%
2009 202,643 t +1.4%
2010 204,716 t +1.0%
2011 329,882 t +61.1%
2012 341,285 t +3.5%
2013 344,521 t +0.9%
2014 347,707 t +0.9%
2015 348,434 t +0.2%
2016 351,788 t +1.0%
2017 355,482 t +1.1%
2018 361,955 t +1.8%
2019 368,291 t +1.8%
2020 370,722 t +0.7%
2021 377,191 t +1.7%
2022 387,989 t +2.9%
2023 394,825 t +1.8%
2024 401,794 t +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 123,283 t 105,500 t 137,220 t 9
1970s 151,310 t 134,000 t 162,200 t 10
1980s 188,168 t 170,200 t 201,700 t 10
1990s 213,219 t 179,008 t 243,168 t 10
2000s 193,788 t 183,000 t 202,643 t 10
2010s 335,406 t 204,716 t 368,291 t 10
2020s 386,504 t 370,722 t 401,794 t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 4 Australia 5.41 million t compare
  2. 5 Türkiye 1.28 million t compare
  3. 5 USSR 5.14 million t compare
  4. 6 China 4.92 million t compare
  5. 7 China, mainland 4.91 million t compare
  6. 8 Nigeria 4.36 million t compare
  7. 9 Russian Federation 4.17 million t compare
  8. 10 Myanmar 3.21 million t compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulses, total — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Pulses, total — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 401,794 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pulses, total — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 401,794 t in 2024.
What is the lowest pulses, total — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 105,500 t in 1961.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for pulses, total — production?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is pulses, total — production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Pulses, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pulses, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 12,284 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.