Congo vs Sierra Leone: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Congo
35,372 animals
in 2024
Sierra Leone
46,132 animals
in 2024
Congo rank
138th
Sierra Leone rank
135th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Congo
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 46,132 animals against 35,372 animals in Congo, a difference of 10,760 animals.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Congo ranks 138th and Sierra Leone ranks 135th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,372 animals | 47,667 animals | 43,294 animals | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 9,740 animals | 56,300 animals | 46,560 animals | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 12,635 animals | 58,000 animals | 45,365 animals | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 8,860 animals | 28,290 animals | 19,430 animals | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 22,670 animals | 19,951 animals | 2,719 animals | Congo |
| 2010s | 38,500 animals | 41,216 animals | 2,716 animals | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 35,900 animals | 44,770 animals | 8,869 animals | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 46,132 animals against 35,372 animals in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 10,760 animals, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Congo ranks 138th and Sierra Leone ranks 135th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.