Sweet potatoes — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sweet potatoes — Production was 625,963 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
625,963 t
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
8th
of 16 countries
All-time high
625,963 t
in 2024
All-time low
191,736 t
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 625,963 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 625,963 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 191,736 t, in 1965.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 299,456 t
1962 295,000 t -1.5%
1963 291,000 t -1.4%
1964 265,634 t -8.7%
1965 191,736 t -27.8%
1966 227,060 t +18.4%
1967 252,174 t +11.1%
1968 253,000 t +0.3%
1969 260,000 t +2.8%
1970 263,800 t +1.5%
1971 267,100 t +1.3%
1972 274,200 t +2.7%
1973 285,000 t +3.9%
1974 293,700 t +3.1%
1975 300,200 t +2.2%
1976 305,800 t +1.9%
1977 307,000 t +0.4%
1978 298,200 t -2.9%
1979 324,000 t +8.7%
1980 333,000 t +2.8%
1981 342,500 t +2.9%
1982 352,500 t +2.9%
1983 363,000 t +3.0%
1984 372,500 t +2.6%
1985 381,200 t +2.3%
1986 374,600 t -1.7%
1987 371,600 t -0.8%
1988 368,400 t -0.9%
1989 372,700 t +1.2%
1990 377,020 t +1.2%
1991 398,900 t +5.8%
1992 402,800 t +1.0%
1993 401,870 t -0.2%
1994 407,359 t +1.4%
1995 412,000 t +1.1%
1996 408,000 t -1.0%
1997 404,000 t -1.0%
1998 255,792 t -36.7%
1999 246,000 t -3.8%
2000 237,000 t -3.7%
2001 228,329 t -3.7%
2002 219,980 t -3.7%
2003 223,190 t +1.5%
2004 224,450 t +0.6%
2005 229,760 t +2.4%
2006 233,110 t +1.5%
2007 236,510 t +1.5%
2008 239,960 t +1.5%
2009 243,460 t +1.5%
2010 428,392 t +76.0%
2011 440,407 t +2.8%
2012 452,669 t +2.8%
2013 465,067 t +2.7%
2014 477,804 t +2.7%
2015 478,664 t +0.2%
2016 494,905 t +3.4%
2017 513,201 t +3.7%
2018 513,796 t +0.1%
2019 542,686 t +5.6%
2020 558,367 t +2.9%
2021 574,520 t +2.9%
2022 591,159 t +2.9%
2023 608,302 t +2.9%
2024 625,963 t +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 259,451 t 191,736 t 299,456 t 9
1970s 291,900 t 263,800 t 324,000 t 10
1980s 363,200 t 333,000 t 381,200 t 10
1990s 371,374 t 246,000 t 412,000 t 10
2000s 231,575 t 219,980 t 243,460 t 10
2010s 480,759 t 428,392 t 542,686 t 10
2020s 591,662 t 558,367 t 625,963 t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 5 Angola 2.12 million t compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 1.48 million t compare
  3. 6 Viet Nam 972,890 t compare
  4. 7 Rwanda 1.40 million t compare
  5. 8 India 1.31 million t compare
  6. 9 Madagascar 1.30 million t compare
  7. 10 Ethiopia 1.19 million t compare
  8. 11 Uganda 1.03 million t compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Sweet potatoes — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 625,963 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 625,963 t in 2024.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 191,736 t in 1965.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sweet potatoes — production?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 8,909 data points, 1961–2024
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