Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo
Congo: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 877.7 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo, 1990–2023
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
Congo recorded 877.7 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo peaked at 894.4 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 624.3 kg per hectare, in 1990.
That places Congo 165th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 692 kg per hectare | 624.3 kg per hectare | 755.8 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 773.33 kg per hectare | 753.9 kg per hectare | 791.4 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 835.39 kg per hectare | 785 kg per hectare | 890.8 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 880.17 kg per hectare | 871.5 kg per hectare | 894.4 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 162 South Sudan 983.6 kg per hectare compare
- 163 Botswana 900.4 kg per hectare compare
- 164 Central African Republic 878.1 kg per hectare compare
- 166 Democratic Republic of Congo 871.8 kg per hectare compare
- 167 Chad 826.9 kg per hectare compare
- 168 Lesotho 804.1 kg per hectare compare
More poverty & inequality data for Congo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.8% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.565 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1606 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1606 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1748 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5511 (2023)
- Population living in slums 75.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo was 877.7 kg per hectare in 2023, 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 894.4 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 624.3 kg per hectare in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Congo ranks 165th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 (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.