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Rice production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rice production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1,940,592 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 7.1% from 2023. That is the 30th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes1,940,592
Change on 2023+7.1%
Rank30th of 135Countries ranked
Series high1,940,5922024
Series low48,8801965

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Rice production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024

0500K1M1.5M2M19611971198119912001201120241961: 70,800 tonnes1962: 74,100 tonnes1963: 60,000 tonnes1964: 55,000 tonnes1965: 48,880 tonnes1966: 90,663 tonnes1967: 100,423 tonnes1968: 186,700 tonnes1969: 170,000 tonnes1970: 179,800 tonnes1971: 183,900 tonnes1972: 196,200 tonnes1973: 199,100 tonnes1974: 201,300 tonnes1975: 207,800 tonnes1976: 212,700 tonnes1977: 213,700 tonnes1978: 213,300 tonnes1979: 227,400 tonnes1980: 234,300 tonnes1981: 245,400 tonnes1982: 250,940 tonnes1983: 271,317 tonnes1984: 286,012 tonnes1985: 312,000 tonnes1986: 315,000 tonnes1987: 330,000 tonnes1988: 350,000 tonnes1989: 370,000 tonnes1990: 392,300 tonnes1991: 393,900 tonnes1992: 403,300 tonnes1993: 429,810 tonnes1994: 426,170 tonnes1995: 365,818 tonnes1996: 347,947 tonnes1997: 322,099 tonnes1998: 362,657 tonnes1999: 350,000 tonnes2000: 337,800 tonnes2001: 326,025 tonnes2002: 314,430 tonnes2003: 314,780 tonnes2004: 315,130 tonnes2005: 315,480 tonnes2006: 315,830 tonnes2007: 316,180 tonnes2008: 316,530 tonnes2009: 316,880 tonnes2010: 754,872 tonnes2011: 709,417 tonnes2012: 645,184 tonnes2013: 811,218 tonnes2014: 1,019,979 tonnes2015: 1,021,815 tonnes2016: 1,130,000 tonnes2017: 1,213,006 tonnes2018: 1,286,872 tonnes2019: 1,378,846 tonnes2020: 1,476,290 tonnes2021: 1,580,620 tonnes2022: 1,692,323 tonnes2023: 1,812,345 tonnes2024: 1,940,592 tonnes0500K1M1.5M2M19611983200520241961: 70,800 tonnes1962: 74,100 tonnes1963: 60,000 tonnes1964: 55,000 tonnes1965: 48,880 tonnes1966: 90,663 tonnes1967: 100,423 tonnes1968: 186,700 tonnes1969: 170,000 tonnes1970: 179,800 tonnes1971: 183,900 tonnes1972: 196,200 tonnes1973: 199,100 tonnes1974: 201,300 tonnes1975: 207,800 tonnes1976: 212,700 tonnes1977: 213,700 tonnes1978: 213,300 tonnes1979: 227,400 tonnes1980: 234,300 tonnes1981: 245,400 tonnes1982: 250,940 tonnes1983: 271,317 tonnes1984: 286,012 tonnes1985: 312,000 tonnes1986: 315,000 tonnes1987: 330,000 tonnes1988: 350,000 tonnes1989: 370,000 tonnes1990: 392,300 tonnes1991: 393,900 tonnes1992: 403,300 tonnes1993: 429,810 tonnes1994: 426,170 tonnes1995: 365,818 tonnes1996: 347,947 tonnes1997: 322,099 tonnes1998: 362,657 tonnes1999: 350,000 tonnes2000: 337,800 tonnes2001: 326,025 tonnes2002: 314,430 tonnes2003: 314,780 tonnes2004: 315,130 tonnes2005: 315,480 tonnes2006: 315,830 tonnes2007: 316,180 tonnes2008: 316,530 tonnes2009: 316,880 tonnes2010: 754,872 tonnes2011: 709,417 tonnes2012: 645,184 tonnes2013: 811,218 tonnes2014: 1,019,979 tonnes2015: 1,021,815 tonnes2016: 1,130,000 tonnes2017: 1,213,006 tonnes2018: 1,286,872 tonnes2019: 1,378,846 tonnes2020: 1,476,290 tonnes2021: 1,580,620 tonnes2022: 1,692,323 tonnes2023: 1,812,345 tonnes2024: 1,940,592 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
20241,940,592
20231,812,345
20221,692,323
20211,580,620
20201,476,290
20191,378,846
20181,286,872
20171,213,006
20161,130,000
20151,021,815
20141,019,979
2013811,218
2012645,184
2011709,417
2010754,872
2009316,880
2008316,530
2007316,180
2006315,830
2005315,480
2004315,130
2003314,780
2002314,430
2001326,025
2000337,800
1999350,000
1998362,657
1997322,099
1996347,947
1995365,818
1994426,170
1993429,810
1992403,300
1991393,900
1990392,300
1989370,000
1988350,000
1987330,000
1986315,000
1985312,000
1984286,012
1983271,317
1982250,940
1981245,400
1980234,300
1979227,400
1978213,300
1977213,700
1976212,700
1975207,800
1974201,300
1973199,100
1972196,200
1971183,900
1970179,800
1969170,000
1968186,700
1967100,423
196690,663
196548,880
196455,000
196360,000
196274,100
196170,800

Democratic Republic of the Congo compared with nearby places

Afghanistan: 654,000 tonnesAngola: 48,340 tonnesArgentina: 1,264,770 tonnesAustralia: 619,180 tonnesAzerbaijan: 15,291 tonnesBangladesh: 60,570,453 tonnesBelgium: 0 tonnesBurkina Faso: 513,234 tonnesBulgaria: 65,840 tonnesBurundi: 136,000 tonnesBenin: 500,605 tonnesBrunei: 3,612 tonnesBolivia: 434,028 tonnesBrazil: 10,671,490 tonnesBhutan: 41,537 tonnesBelize: 16,777 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,940,592 tonnesCentral African Republic: 52,868 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 1,000 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 2,381,129 tonnesChile: 118,673 tonnesCameroon: 345,583 tonnesChina: 207,530,000 tonnesColombia: 2,823,000 tonnesCosta Rica: 64,214 tonnesCuba: 84,331 tonnesCyprus: 0 tonnesCzechia: 0 tonnesGermany: 0 tonnesDenmark: 0 tonnesDominican Republic: 958,000 tonnesAlgeria: 313 tonnesEcuador: 1,560,200 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 6,430,000 tonnesSpain: 605,820 tonnesEthiopia: 282,720 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 8,598 tonnesFrance: 71,960 tonnesGabon: 1,762 tonnesGhana: 1,721,200 tonnesGambia: 52,548 tonnesGuinea: 3,680,000 tonnesGreece: 250,090 tonnesGuatemala: 31,700 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 243,900 tonnesGuyana: 1,115,800 tonnesHonduras: 23,433 tonnesCroatia: 0 tonnesHaiti: 135,000 tonnesHungary: 8,560 tonnesIndonesia: 53,142,727 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIndia: 217,867,864 tonnesIraq: 227,508 tonnesIran: 3,478,820 tonnesItaly: 1,448,760 tonnesJamaica: 0 tonnesJapan: 10,142,000 tonnesKenya: 282,152 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 48,092 tonnesCambodia: 14,200,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,250,000 tonnesSouth Korea: 4,783,114 tonnesKazakhstan: 512,982 tonnesLaos: 3,750,740 tonnesSri Lanka: 4,698,453 tonnesLiberia: 322,400 tonnesLithuania: 0 tonnesLuxembourg: 0 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesMorocco: 6,006 tonnesMadagascar: 4,970,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 18,608 tonnesMali: 2,756,344 tonnesMyanmar: 27,650,000 tonnesMauritania: 431,700 tonnesMauritius: 0 tonnesMalawi: 127,000 tonnesMexico: 219,588 tonnesMalaysia: 2,102,960 tonnesMozambique: 169,311 tonnesNiger: 164,768 tonnesNigeria: 9,129,900 tonnesNetherlands: 0 tonnesNepal: 5,955,500 tonnesPanama: 371,000 tonnesPeru: 3,640,432 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 883 tonnesPhilippines: 19,087,135 tonnesPakistan: 14,585,231 tonnesPoland: 0 tonnesPuerto Rico: 3,498 tonnesPortugal: 172,120 tonnesParaguay: 1,051,752 tonnesRomania: 14,400 tonnesRussia: 1,258,900 tonnesRwanda: 141,932 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 1,006 tonnesSolomon Islands: 2,756 tonnesSudan: 27,818 tonnesSweden: 0 tonnesSlovenia: 0 tonnesSlovakia: 0 tonnesSierra Leone: 1,390,800 tonnesSenegal: 1,580,000 tonnesSomalia: 2,000 tonnesSuriname: 225,923 tonnesSouth Sudan: 38,000 tonnesEl Salvador: 11,000 tonnesEswatini: 1,000 tonnesChad: 347,187 tonnesTogo: 180,200 tonnesThailand: 33,551,337 tonnesTajikistan: 163,549 tonnesTimor-Leste: 62,000 tonnesTurkmenistan: 85,536 tonnesTürkiye: 1,019,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 784 tonnesTaiwan: 1,643,000 tonnesTanzania: 4,052,141 tonnesUkraine: 15,000 tonnesUganda: 300,000 tonnesUnited States: 10,075,780 tonnesUruguay: 1,305,900 tonnesUzbekistan: 383,564 tonnesVenezuela: 611,475 tonnesVietnam: 43,450,449 tonnesSouth Africa: 3,082 tonnesZambia: 24,566 tonnesZimbabwe: 74 tonnes
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Rice production, 2024, tonnes. Democratic Republic of the Congo is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Quantity of rice as paddy, the unhusked grain as harvested produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Paddy weight. Milled rice, the measure some other sources use, weighs about two thirds as much. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510) (Rice production, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/democratic-republic-of-the-congo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Rice production, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/democratic-republic-of-the-congo.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/democratic-republic-of-the-congo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the rice production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Rice production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1,940,592 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 7.1% from 2023. That is the 30th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest rice production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

1,940,592 tonnes in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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