Yams — Food supply in Congo
Congo: Yams — Food supply was 13,243 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Yams — Food supply in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Congo recorded 13,243 million Kcal for yams — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — food supply in Congo peaked at 13,980 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,397 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Congo 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Yams — Food supply in Congo, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11,397 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 11,720 million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 12,028 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 12,328 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 12,627 million Kcal | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12,945 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 13,278 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 13,623 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 13,980 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 12,961 million Kcal | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 12,831 million Kcal | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 12,862 million Kcal | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13,205 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 13,243 million Kcal | +0.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 13,243 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,731 million Kcal, 3.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Congo's 13,243 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,053 million Kcal, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,689 million Kcal | 11,397 million Kcal | 13,980 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,035 million Kcal | 12,831 million Kcal | 13,243 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — food supply in Congo?
- Yams — food supply in Congo was 13,243 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13,980 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest yams — food supply recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,397 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for yams — food supply?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — food supply rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Food supply (kcal). 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.