Wheat and products — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Wheat and products — Food supply was 36.31 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat and products — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 36.31 kcal/cap/d.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 67.18 kcal/cap/d in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32.04 kcal/cap/d, in 2020.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 19th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Wheat and products — Food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 61.78 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 67.18 kcal/cap/d | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 41.6 kcal/cap/d | -38.1% |
| 2013 | 43.27 kcal/cap/d | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 47 kcal/cap/d | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 47.81 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 40.7 kcal/cap/d | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 42.55 kcal/cap/d | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 35.26 kcal/cap/d | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 40.36 kcal/cap/d | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 32.04 kcal/cap/d | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 50 kcal/cap/d | +56.1% |
| 2022 | 39.84 kcal/cap/d | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 36.31 kcal/cap/d | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.75 kcal/cap/d | 35.26 kcal/cap/d | 67.18 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.55 kcal/cap/d | 32.04 kcal/cap/d | 50 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 968.16 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Viet Nam 106.23 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Italy 955.53 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 99.68 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 951.06 kcal/cap/d compare
- 19 Pakistan 948.17 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 34.4 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Norway 932.07 kcal/cap/d compare
- 21 Lebanon 928.07 kcal/cap/d compare
- 22 Argentina 908.86 kcal/cap/d compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Wheat and products — food supply in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 36.31 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — food supply recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 67.18 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — food supply recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.04 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for wheat and products — food supply?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 19th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — food supply rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Wheat and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.