Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 6.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 6.3% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.6% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 6.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 151st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.3% | — |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -55.3% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +56.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -52.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -47.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +350.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +49.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1575 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3188 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 72.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Democratic Republic of Congo was 6.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 151st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.