Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 871.8 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 871.8 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 897.4 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 765.8 kg per hectare, in 1995.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 166th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 791.51 kg per hectare | 765.8 kg per hectare | 811 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 774.65 kg per hectare | 771.5 kg per hectare | 786.6 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 786.58 kg per hectare | 768.9 kg per hectare | 836.2 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 871.9 kg per hectare | 850.4 kg per hectare | 897.4 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.05 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.604 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2063 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2063 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2346 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4481 (2023)
- Population living in slums 78.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Democratic Republic of Congo was 871.8 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 897.4 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 765.8 kg per hectare in 1995.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 166th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.