Rice yields in Congo
Congo: Rice yields was 0.5576 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5576 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
122nd
of 124 countries
All-time high
2.33 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
All-time low
0.5576 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rice yields in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rice yields in Congo stood at 0.5576 tonnes per hectare. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Congo peaked at 2.33 tonnes per hectare in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.5576 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
Congo ranks 122nd of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice yields in Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6961 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8043 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8602 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +21.1% |
| 1966 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +92.0% |
| 1967 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1973 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +33.5% |
| 1987 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8494 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7989 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7922 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.81 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7637 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6881 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7193 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7117 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6998 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6998 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7001 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.69 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5789 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5946 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5789 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6522 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6256 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6086 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.611 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6059 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5977 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5998 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5918 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5852 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.579 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5737 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5629 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5617 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5641 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5609 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5576 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.5576 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.64 tonnes per hectare, 15% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.5576 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.08 tonnes per hectare, 27% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +92.0% | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare |
| 1986 | +33.5% | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare |
| 1972 | -28.0% | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.6961 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7533 tonnes per hectare | 0.6881 tonnes per hectare | 0.8494 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6519 tonnes per hectare | 0.5789 tonnes per hectare | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5978 tonnes per hectare | 0.5737 tonnes per hectare | 0.6256 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5614 tonnes per hectare | 0.5576 tonnes per hectare | 0.5641 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 119 South Sudan 0.9882 tonnes per hectare compare
- 120 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9757 tonnes per hectare compare
- 121 Mozambique 0.62 tonnes per hectare compare
- 123 Zimbabwe 0.3287 tonnes per hectare compare
- 124 Comoros 0.3003 tonnes per hectare 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)
- 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 rice yields in Congo?
- Rice yields in Congo was 0.5576 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5576 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for rice yields?
- Congo ranks 122nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.