Wheat — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Wheat — Production was 9,000 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 9,000 t.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 11,500 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,324 t, in 1973.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,127 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,970 t | +39.6% |
| 1963 | 2,892 t | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 3,084 t | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 3,000 t | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 3,300 t | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 3,956 t | +19.9% |
| 1968 | 2,806 t | -29.1% |
| 1969 | 3,420 t | +21.9% |
| 1970 | 3,256 t | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 2,000 t | -38.6% |
| 1972 | 1,655 t | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 1,324 t | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 3,400 t | +156.8% |
| 1975 | 3,500 t | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 3,600 t | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 3,500 t | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 3,600 t | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 2,900 t | -19.4% |
| 1980 | 3,100 t | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 3,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3,200 t | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3,400 t | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 3,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,260 t | +142.9% |
| 1987 | 6,510 t | -21.2% |
| 1988 | 6,590 t | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 6,670 t | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 6,750 t | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 6,830 t | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 9,230 t | +35.1% |
| 1993 | 9,730 t | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 10,250 t | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 10,818 t | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 10,255 t | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 10,342 t | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 10,443 t | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 9,900 t | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 9,385 t | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 8,897 t | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 8,440 t | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 8,490 t | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 8,540 t | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8,590 t | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 8,640 t | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8,690 t | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8,740 t | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8,790 t | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8,841 t | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8,841 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,292 t | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 9,602 t | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 10,000 t | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 9,500 t | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 11,000 t | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 10,000 t | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 11,500 t | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 10,042 t | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 9,000 t | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +156.8% | 1,324 t | 3,400 t |
| 1986 | +142.9% | 3,400 t | 8,260 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,062 t | 2,127 t | 3,956 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,874 t | 1,324 t | 3,600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,763 t | 3,100 t | 8,260 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,455 t | 6,750 t | 10,818 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,720 t | 8,440 t | 9,385 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,862 t | 8,841 t | 11,500 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,000 t | 9,000 t | 9,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 8 Australia 34.11 million t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 119,000 t compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 90,073 t compare
- 9 Pakistan 31.81 million t compare
- 10 France 26.61 million t compare
- 11 Ukraine 22.44 million t compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 18.58 million t compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,015 t compare
- 13 Germany 18.53 million t compare
- 13 Melanesia 28.82 t compare
- 14 Argentina 18.51 million t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.1684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.3454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production -0.0128 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Wheat — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 9,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 11,500 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest wheat — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,324 t in 1973.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for wheat — production?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th out of 14 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Wheat — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.