Cassava production in Congo
In 2024 Congo produced 1.7 million t of cassava, the 26th largest in the world (0.50% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.1%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 162,292 ha, yield 10.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.7 million t
- World rank
- 26 of 94
- 10-year change
- +5.1%
- Record
- 1.7 million t
- 2024
Cassava in Congo, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Congo compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.50%
- 0.56% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 10.5
- world 10.2 (+3.5%)
- kg per person
- 270
- world 41.9
- 10-year change
- +5.1%
- world +18%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Madagascar | 2,573,531 | 0.75% |
| 25 | Philippines | 2,372,794 | 0.69% |
| 26 | Congo | 1,710,690 | 0.50% |
| 27 | South Sudan | 1,709,494 | 0.50% |
| 28 | Uganda | 1,628,999 | 0.48% |
Map of world production of cassava
Share of the world total; Congo is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,710,690 | +5.5% | 162,292 | 10.54 |
| 2023 | 1,621,128 | +1.3% | 154,302 | 10.51 |
| 2022 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% | 152,795 | 10.47 |
| 2021 | 1,600,000 | +0.2% | 152,381 | 10.50 |
| 2020 | 1,596,269 | +0.7% | 152,445 | 10.47 |
| 2019 | 1,584,828 | +0.8% | 153,235 | 10.34 |
| 2018 | 1,571,482 | +2.2% | 154,875 | 10.15 |
| 2017 | 1,537,739 | +0.7% | 154,100 | 9.98 |
| 2016 | 1,527,214 | −6.1% | 150,935 | 10.12 |
| 2015 | 1,626,428 | −0.0% | 154,472 | 10.53 |
| 2014 | 1,627,000 | +22% | 156,892 | 10.37 |
| 2013 | 1,328,213 | +3.2% | 129,964 | 10.22 |
| 2012 | 1,287,487 | +9.9% | 127,229 | 10.12 |
| 2011 | 1,171,933 | +2.0% | 115,959 | 10.11 |
| 2010 | 1,148,500 | −6.7% | 115,834 | 9.92 |
| 2009 | 1,231,000 | +2.9% | 125,000 | 9.85 |
| 2008 | 1,196,300 | +4.9% | 120,000 | 9.97 |
| 2007 | 1,140,100 | +6.4% | 120,000 | 9.50 |
| 2006 | 1,071,700 | +6.4% | 115,000 | 9.32 |
| 2005 | 1,007,400 | +8.1% | 110,000 | 9.16 |
| 2004 | 932,198 | +6.2% | 102,000 | 9.14 |
| 2003 | 877,776 | +1.9% | 96,000 | 9.14 |
| 2002 | 861,583 | +2.0% | 95,731 | 9.00 |
| 2001 | 844,690 | +2.0% | 93,854 | 9.00 |
| 2000 | 828,128 | +2.0% | 92,014 | 9.00 |
| 1999 | 811,890 | +9.9% | 90,210 | 9.00 |
| 1998 | 738,517 | −5.4% | 90,000 | 8.21 |
| 1997 | 780,362 | +1.1% | 95,000 | 8.21 |
| 1996 | 772,025 | +3.4% | 95,000 | 8.13 |
| 1995 | 746,923 | +3.4% | 95,000 | 7.86 |
| 1994 | 722,642 | +14% | 95,000 | 7.61 |
| 1993 | 631,619 | +5.2% | 96,228 | 6.56 |
| 1992 | 600,138 | +2.6% | 81,238 | 7.39 |
| 1991 | 585,177 | −16% | 79,368 | 7.37 |
| 1990 | 700,459 | +0.2% | 107,684 | 6.50 |
| 1989 | 699,031 | −8.2% | 110,039 | 6.35 |
| 1988 | 761,460 | +3.5% | 106,333 | 7.16 |
| 1987 | 735,799 | +6.1% | 102,752 | 7.16 |
| 1986 | 693,322 | −2.8% | 96,350 | 7.20 |
| 1985 | 713,325 | +3.4% | 99,677 | 7.16 |
| 1984 | 689,834 | +3.5% | 96,389 | 7.16 |
| 1983 | 666,709 | −3.4% | 93,158 | 7.16 |
| 1982 | 689,834 | +3.5% | 94,000 | 7.34 |
| 1981 | 666,709 | +6.1% | 94,000 | 7.09 |
| 1980 | 628,400 | +4.7% | 91,404 | 6.87 |
| 1979 | 600,000 | +3.4% | 95,000 | 6.32 |
| 1978 | 580,000 | +3.6% | 98,000 | 5.92 |
| 1977 | 560,000 | +0.7% | 101,818 | 5.50 |
| 1976 | 556,000 | +1.1% | 81,818 | 6.80 |
| 1975 | 550,000 | +6.8% | 100,000 | 5.50 |
| 1974 | 515,000 | +5.1% | 104,719 | 4.92 |
| 1973 | 490,000 | +0.2% | 100,000 | 4.90 |
| 1972 | 489,000 | +2.9% | 98,000 | 4.99 |
| 1971 | 475,000 | +3.0% | 100,000 | 4.75 |
| 1970 | 461,000 | +2.9% | 100,000 | 4.61 |
| 1969 | 448,000 | −2.6% | 97,000 | 4.62 |
| 1968 | 460,000 | −1.1% | 97,000 | 4.74 |
| 1967 | 465,000 | −3.1% | 96,000 | 4.84 |
| 1966 | 480,000 | −4.0% | 94,000 | 5.11 |
| 1965 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 100,000 | 5.00 |
| 1964 | 500,000 | +6.4% | 100,000 | 5.00 |
| 1963 | 470,000 | −2.1% | 95,000 | 4.95 |
| 1962 | 480,000 | 0.0% | 95,000 | 5.05 |
| 1961 | 480,000 | — | 95,000 | 5.05 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cassava in Congo?
Congo produced 1.7 million t in 2024, 0.50% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Congo rank in the world for production of cassava?
Congo ranked 26th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.
How has the production of cassava in Congo changed?
It rose by 5.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of cassava in Congo?
10.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.7 million t from 162,292 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Congo is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.