Sorghum yields in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Sorghum yields was 0.693 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.693 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
95th
of 115 countries
All-time high
0.9002 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
All-time low
0.5721 tonnes per hectare
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sorghum yields in Democratic Republic of 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
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.693 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.9002 tonnes per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.5721 tonnes per hectare, in 1986.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 95th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.641 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6159 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6375 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6711 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6826 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7037 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8669 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8763 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8783 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.871 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8864 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8406 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8594 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8354 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8665 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8997 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8994 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8995 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8997 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9002 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5721 tonnes per hectare | -36.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5748 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6308 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6282 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.61 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.611 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.612 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.612 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.654 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6609 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6606 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6613 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6679 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6611 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6652 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6674 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6661 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.668 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6698 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6681 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6688 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6625 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6677 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6731 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6753 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6795 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6862 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.693 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.693 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7162 tonnes per hectare, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.693 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 74% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -36.4% | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.5721 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.665 tonnes per hectare | 0.6159 tonnes per hectare | 0.7037 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.868 tonnes per hectare | 0.8354 tonnes per hectare | 0.8997 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7806 tonnes per hectare | 0.5721 tonnes per hectare | 0.9002 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6371 tonnes per hectare | 0.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6617 tonnes per hectare | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | 0.6679 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6665 tonnes per hectare | 0.6611 tonnes per hectare | 0.6698 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | 0.6731 tonnes per hectare | 0.693 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5489 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Sorghum yields in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.693 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 sorghum yields recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9002 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5721 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for sorghum yields?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 95th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.