Sugar cane production in Congo
Congo: Sugar cane production was 677,152 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
677,152 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 110 countries
All-time high
928,158 tonnes
in 1967
All-time low
150,000 tonnes
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane production in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane production in Congo is 677,152 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Congo peaked at 928,158 tonnes in 1967 and was at its lowest, 150,000 tonnes, in 1978.
That places Congo 60th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane production in Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 230,000 tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1963 | 310,000 tonnes | +34.8% |
| 1964 | 350,000 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 430,000 tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1966 | 591,365 tonnes | +37.5% |
| 1967 | 928,158 tonnes | +57.0% |
| 1968 | 821,186 tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 770,000 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 667,214 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 578,328 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 295,195 tonnes | -49.0% |
| 1973 | 341,827 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 377,124 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 348,485 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 322,327 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 257,040 tonnes | -20.3% |
| 1978 | 150,000 tonnes | -41.6% |
| 1979 | 160,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 160,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 190,000 tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 340,000 tonnes | +78.9% |
| 1983 | 250,000 tonnes | -26.5% |
| 1984 | 350,000 tonnes | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 480,000 tonnes | +37.1% |
| 1986 | 375,000 tonnes | -21.9% |
| 1987 | 300,000 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1988 | 360,000 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 390,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 265,000 tonnes | -32.1% |
| 1991 | 400,000 tonnes | +50.9% |
| 1992 | 400,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 310,000 tonnes | -22.5% |
| 1994 | 320,000 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 410,177 tonnes | +28.2% |
| 1996 | 450,256 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 419,528 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 454,433 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 408,990 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 450,256 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 454,433 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 458,649 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 601,735 tonnes | +31.2% |
| 2004 | 616,776 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 617,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 550,000 tonnes | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 540,000 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 565,000 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 600,000 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 622,733 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 639,034 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 641,388 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 653,450 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 627,400 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 634,850 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 659,743 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 666,934 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 674,612 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 670,000 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 683,663 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 676,092 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 676,585 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 678,780 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 677,152 tonnes | -0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 677,152 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.90 million tonnes, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Congo's 677,152 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 934,836 tonnes, 72% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +78.9% | 190,000 tonnes | 340,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 513,412 tonnes | 190,000 tonnes | 928,158 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 349,754 tonnes | 150,000 tonnes | 667,214 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 319,500 tonnes | 160,000 tonnes | 480,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 383,838 tonnes | 265,000 tonnes | 454,433 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 545,385 tonnes | 450,256 tonnes | 617,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 649,014 tonnes | 622,733 tonnes | 674,612 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 678,454 tonnes | 676,092 tonnes | 683,663 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 sugar cane production in Congo?
- Sugar cane production in Congo was 677,152 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane production recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 928,158 tonnes in 1967.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,000 tonnes in 1978.
- How does Congo rank for sugar cane production?
- Congo ranks 60th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.