Rice yields in Congo
Congo: Rice yields was 0.5576 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 121st of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 118 South Sudan 0.9882 tonnes per hectare compare
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9757 tonnes per hectare compare
- 120 Mozambique 0.62 tonnes per hectare compare
- 122 Zimbabwe 0.3287 tonnes per hectare compare
- 123 Comoros 0.3003 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (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 121st out of 123 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.