Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita was 2,015 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▼ Falling
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
In 2023, daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 2,015 kilocalories per day. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 2,186 kilocalories per day in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,015 kilocalories per day, in 2023.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 185th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,164 kilocalories per day | — |
| 2011 | 2,186 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,145 kilocalories per day | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,115 kilocalories per day | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,168 kilocalories per day | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,133 kilocalories per day | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2,086 kilocalories per day | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,121 kilocalories per day | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,101 kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,091 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,026 kilocalories per day | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2,047 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,033 kilocalories per day | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,015 kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,131 kilocalories per day | 2,086 kilocalories per day | 2,186 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,030 kilocalories per day | 2,015 kilocalories per day | 2,047 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 182 Kenya 2,146 kilocalories per day compare
- 183 Liberia 2,135 kilocalories per day compare
- 184 Chad 2,097 kilocalories per day compare
- 186 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1,981 kilocalories per day compare
- 187 Madagascar 1,978 kilocalories per day compare
- 188 Haiti 1,959 kilocalories per day compare
More economy & growth data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 197.81 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -35.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0731 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 48.25 includes gold, current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 2,015 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 2,186 kilocalories per day in 2011.
- What is the lowest daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,015 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Daily per capita supply of calories is measured in kilocalories per person per day. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.