Vegetables Primary — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Vegetables Primary — Production was 602,503 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
602,503 t
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
14th
of 20 regions
All-time high
648,549 t
in 2009
All-time low
289,827 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Vegetables Primary — 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

In 2024, vegetables primary — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 602,503 t.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetables primary — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 648,549 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 289,827 t, in 1961.

That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 14th out of 20 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Vegetables Primary — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Vegetables Primary — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 289,827 t
1962 303,416 t +4.7%
1963 301,786 t -0.5%
1964 319,101 t +5.7%
1965 315,977 t -1.0%
1966 323,653 t +2.4%
1967 334,514 t +3.4%
1968 336,967 t +0.7%
1969 339,100 t +0.6%
1970 371,450 t +9.5%
1971 370,275 t -0.3%
1972 370,654 t +0.1%
1973 399,243 t +7.7%
1974 423,284 t +6.0%
1975 437,300 t +3.3%
1976 452,900 t +3.6%
1977 462,400 t +2.1%
1978 445,400 t -3.7%
1979 446,600 t +0.3%
1980 480,400 t +7.6%
1981 481,700 t +0.3%
1982 483,300 t +0.3%
1983 492,700 t +1.9%
1984 490,600 t -0.4%
1985 486,700 t -0.8%
1986 487,700 t +0.2%
1987 491,770 t +0.8%
1988 503,490 t +2.4%
1989 506,720 t +0.6%
1990 515,722 t +1.8%
1991 516,188 t +0.1%
1992 523,675 t +1.5%
1993 531,920 t +1.6%
1994 542,435 t +2.0%
1995 534,634 t -1.4%
1996 493,124 t -7.8%
1997 455,940 t -7.5%
1998 442,975 t -2.8%
1999 425,171 t -4.0%
2000 449,140 t +5.6%
2001 470,184 t +4.7%
2002 487,569 t +3.7%
2003 511,385 t +4.9%
2004 526,840 t +3.0%
2005 534,301 t +1.4%
2006 530,404 t -0.7%
2007 537,725 t +1.4%
2008 596,338 t +10.9%
2009 648,549 t +8.8%
2010 595,209 t -8.2%
2011 584,456 t -1.8%
2012 586,286 t +0.3%
2013 585,286 t -0.2%
2014 583,527 t -0.3%
2015 580,863 t -0.5%
2016 594,531 t +2.4%
2017 597,380 t +0.5%
2018 600,120 t +0.5%
2019 601,388 t +0.2%
2020 602,142 t +0.1%
2021 601,624 t -0.1%
2022 601,166 t -0.1%
2023 601,764 t +0.1%
2024 602,503 t +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 318,260 t 289,827 t 339,100 t 9
1970s 417,951 t 370,275 t 462,400 t 10
1980s 490,508 t 480,400 t 506,720 t 10
1990s 498,178 t 425,171 t 542,435 t 10
2000s 529,244 t 449,140 t 648,549 t 10
2010s 590,905 t 580,863 t 601,388 t 10
2020s 601,840 t 601,166 t 602,503 t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 11 Uzbekistan 11.54 million t compare
  2. 12 Italy 10.64 million t compare
  3. 13 Japan 9.83 million t compare
  4. 14 Brazil 9.31 million t compare
  5. 15 Republic of Korea 9.09 million t compare
  6. 16 Algeria 8.69 million t compare
  7. 17 Bangladesh 8.57 million t compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetables primary — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Vegetables primary — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 602,503 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetables primary — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 648,549 t in 2009.
What is the lowest vegetables primary — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 289,827 t in 1961.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for vegetables primary — production?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 14th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is vegetables primary — production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetables Primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,982 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.