Sugar cane yields in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Sugar cane yields was 34.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane 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 34.97 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 67.87 tonnes per hectare in 1976 and was at its lowest, 34.97 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 85th out of 110 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.57 tonnes per hectare | 60 tonnes per hectare | 64.71 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.71 tonnes per hectare | 50.17 tonnes per hectare | 67.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.43 tonnes per hectare | 39.44 tonnes per hectare | 47.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.36 tonnes per hectare | 47.22 tonnes per hectare | 52.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.29 tonnes per hectare | 37.3 tonnes per hectare | 46.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8 tonnes per hectare | 43.02 tonnes per hectare | 46.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.19 tonnes per hectare | 34.97 tonnes per hectare | 42.31 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Rural population 61.93 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 54.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.03 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Sugar cane yields in Democratic Republic of Congo was 34.97 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 67.87 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for sugar cane yields?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 85th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 Sugar cane 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.