Banana production in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Banana production was 811,021 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
811,021
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
28th
of 152 countries
All-time high
833,809
in 2015
All-time low
235,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana production in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, banana production in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 811,021.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana production in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 833,809 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 235,000, in 1961.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 28th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Banana production in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 235,000 | — |
| 1962 | 240,000 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 245,000 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 250,000 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 255,000 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 260,000 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 260,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 270,000 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 266,500 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 278,600 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 293,100 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 296,100 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 301,700 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 310,500 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 312,400 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 317,600 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 318,600 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 307,800 | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 339,200 | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 348,400 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 358,800 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 368,800 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 379,600 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 390,000 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 399,100 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 400,600 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 402,100 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 403,000 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 403,900 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 404,790 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 405,680 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 402,800 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 407,480 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 408,380 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 320,799 | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 316,959 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 317,659 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 318,361 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 315,000 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 312,000 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 312,690 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 313,380 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 313,880 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 313,470 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 313,970 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 314,470 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 314,920 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 315,470 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 315,971 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 746,280 | +136.2% |
| 2011 | 767,160 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 788,515 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 810,121 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 832,272 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 833,809 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 812,575 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 813,883 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 803,310 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 804,591 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 805,873 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 807,157 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 808,443 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 809,731 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 811,021 | +0.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 811,021 is above the median for low income countries, which is 399,940, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 811,021 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,861, 4.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana production in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +136.2% | 315,971 | 746,280 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 253,500 | 235,000 | 270,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 307,560 | 278,600 | 339,200 | 10 |
| 1980s | 385,430 | 348,400 | 403,900 | 10 |
| 1990s | 361,791 | 315,000 | 408,380 | 10 |
| 2000s | 314,022 | 312,000 | 315,971 | 10 |
| 2010s | 801,252 | 746,280 | 833,809 | 10 |
| 2020s | 808,445 | 805,873 | 811,021 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 380.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 313.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 483.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 57.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,624 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 1,764 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana production in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Banana production in Democratic Republic of Congo was 811,021 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana production recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 833,809 in 2015.
- What is the lowest banana production recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,000 in 1961.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for banana production?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Banana production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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