Sweet potatoes — Food in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sweet potatoes — Food was 566 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
566 1000 t
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
7th
of 18 countries
All-time high
566 1000 t
in 2023
All-time low
236 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

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

02004006002010201620232010: 236 1000 t2011: 249 1000 t2012: 350 1000 t2013: 306 1000 t2014: 343 1000 t2015: 310 1000 t2016: 340 1000 t2017: 370 1000 t2018: 390 1000 t2019: 526 1000 t2020: 520 1000 t2021: 535 1000 t2022: 550 1000 t2023: 566 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 566 1000 t for sweet potatoes — food in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 566 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 236 1000 t, in 2010.

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

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

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Food in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 236 1000 t
2011 249 1000 t +5.5%
2012 350 1000 t +40.6%
2013 306 1000 t -12.6%
2014 343 1000 t +12.1%
2015 310 1000 t -9.6%
2016 340 1000 t +9.7%
2017 370 1000 t +8.8%
2018 390 1000 t +5.4%
2019 526 1000 t +34.9%
2020 520 1000 t -1.1%
2021 535 1000 t +2.9%
2022 550 1000 t +2.8%
2023 566 1000 t +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 342 1000 t 236 1000 t 526 1000 t 10
2020s 542.75 1000 t 520 1000 t 566 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 4 Uganda 1,587 1000 t compare
  2. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1,496 1000 t compare
  3. 5 Angola 1,524 1000 t compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 1,427 1000 t compare
  5. 6 Melanesia 759 1000 t compare
  6. 7 Ethiopia 1,170 1000 t compare
  7. 8 Viet Nam 343 1000 t compare
  8. 8 Rwanda 1,120 1000 t compare
  9. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 338 1000 t compare
  10. 9 Madagascar 1,041 1000 t compare
  11. 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 73 1000 t compare
  12. 10 India 1,030 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — food in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Sweet potatoes — food in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 566 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — food recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 566 1000 t in 2023.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 236 1000 t in 2010.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sweet potatoes — food?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
Is sweet potatoes — food rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
197 places, 2,605 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.