Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 3.56 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 3.56 kilograms per year per capita for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 5.42 kilograms per year per capita in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.56 kilograms per year per capita, in 2023.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.55 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 2011 | 4.75 kilograms per year per capita | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 4.79 kilograms per year per capita | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.91 kilograms per year per capita | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.24 kilograms per year per capita | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 5.42 kilograms per year per capita | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.03 kilograms per year per capita | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 5.04 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.02 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.95 kilograms per year per capita | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.38 kilograms per year per capita | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 3.81 kilograms per year per capita | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 3.68 kilograms per year per capita | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.56 kilograms per year per capita | -3.3% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 3.56 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.49 kilograms per year per capita, 55% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 3.56 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 kilograms per year per capita, 40% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.97 kilograms per year per capita | 4.55 kilograms per year per capita | 5.42 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 kilograms per year per capita | 3.56 kilograms per year per capita | 4.38 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 182 Cambodia 4.29 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 183 Turkmenistan 4.04 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 184 Malawi 3.82 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 186 Sri Lanka 3.29 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 187 Finland 3.27 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 188 Madagascar 2.92 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 36.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 3.56 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 kilograms per year per capita in 2015.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.