Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 554,054 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
554,054 million Kcal
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
7th
of 19 countries
All-time high
554,054 million Kcal
in 2023
All-time low
231,503 million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2010201620232010: 231.5k million Kcal2011: 243.4k million Kcal2012: 342.5k million Kcal2013: 299.8k million Kcal2014: 340.7k million Kcal2015: 310.7k million Kcal2016: 339.2k million Kcal2017: 362.9k million Kcal2018: 385.3k million Kcal2019: 539.0k million Kcal2020: 509.8k million Kcal2021: 524.6k million Kcal2022: 539.3k million Kcal2023: 554.1k million Kcal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 554,054 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 84.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 554,054 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 231,503 million Kcal, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 231,503 million Kcal
2011 243,390 million Kcal +5.1%
2012 342,530 million Kcal +40.7%
2013 299,842 million Kcal -12.5%
2014 340,737 million Kcal +13.6%
2015 310,687 million Kcal -8.8%
2016 339,193 million Kcal +9.2%
2017 362,880 million Kcal +7.0%
2018 385,272 million Kcal +6.2%
2019 538,956 million Kcal +39.9%
2020 509,751 million Kcal -5.4%
2021 524,613 million Kcal +2.9%
2022 539,325 million Kcal +2.8%
2023 554,054 million Kcal +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 339,499 million Kcal 231,503 million Kcal 538,956 million Kcal 10
2020s 531,936 million Kcal 509,751 million Kcal 554,054 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 4 Uganda 1.55 million million Kcal compare
  2. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1.47 million million Kcal compare
  3. 5 Angola 1.49 million million Kcal compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 1.40 million million Kcal compare
  5. 6 Melanesia 743,396 million Kcal compare
  6. 7 Ethiopia 1.15 million million Kcal compare
  7. 8 Viet Nam 335,734 million Kcal compare
  8. 8 Rwanda 1.10 million million Kcal compare
  9. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 330,694 million Kcal compare
  10. 9 Madagascar 1.02 million million Kcal compare
  11. 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 71,868 million Kcal compare
  12. 10 India 1.01 million million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Sweet potatoes — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 554,054 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 554,054 million Kcal in 2023.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 231,503 million Kcal in 2010.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
Is sweet potatoes — food supply rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 2,692 data points, 2010–2023
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.