Indicator of food price anomalies in Congo
Congo: Indicator of food price anomalies was -0.17 index in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Indicator of food price anomalies in Congo, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for indicator of food price anomalies in Congo is -0.17 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, indicator of food price anomalies in Congo peaked at 1.27 index in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.42 index, in 2014.
That places Congo 97th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Indicator of food price anomalies in Congo, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.46 index | — |
| 2011 | 0.44 index | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.27 index | +188.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2 index | -84.3% |
| 2014 | -1.42 index | -810.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 index | -102.8% |
| 2016 | -0.89 index | -2325.0% |
| 2017 | -0.26 index | -70.8% |
| 2018 | -0.14 index | -46.2% |
| 2019 | -0.36 index | +157.1% |
| 2020 | 0.34 index | -194.4% |
| 2021 | 0.75 index | +120.6% |
| 2022 | 1.06 index | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 0 index | -100.0% |
| 2024 | -0.17 index | — |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's -0.17 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.07 index, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's -0.17 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 index. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Indicator of food price anomalies in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -2325.0% | 0.04 index | -0.89 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.066 index | -1.42 index | 1.27 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.396 index | -0.17 index | 1.06 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 94 Solomon Islands -0.15 index compare
- 95 Namibia -0.16 index compare
- 95 Seychelles -0.16 index compare
- 98 Brazil -0.18 index compare
- 99 Bahrain -0.19 index compare
- 100 Austria -0.21 index compare
- 100 El Salvador -0.21 index compare
- 100 Estonia -0.21 index compare
- 100 Guadeloupe -0.21 index compare
- 100 Iceland -0.21 index compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is indicator of food price anomalies in Congo?
- Indicator of food price anomalies in Congo was -0.17 index in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 index in 2012.
- What is the lowest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.42 index in 2014.
- How does Congo rank for indicator of food price anomalies?
- Congo ranks 97th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is indicator of food price anomalies rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Indicator of food price anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by Consumer Food Price Index.