Burundi vs Congo: Number of poultry birds
Burundi
3.37 million animals
in 2024
Congo
3.03 million animals
in 2024
Burundi rank
151st
Congo rank
154th
Number of poultry birds over time
- Burundi
- Congo
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3.37 million animals against 3.03 million animals in Congo, a difference of 344,000 animals.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 151st and Congo ranks 154th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 million animals | 545,556 animals | 1.01 million animals | Burundi |
| 1970s | 2.55 million animals | 804,700 animals | 1.75 million animals | Burundi |
| 1980s | 3.54 million animals | 1.73 million animals | 1.81 million animals | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2.46 million animals | 1.82 million animals | 645,000 animals | Burundi |
| 2000s | 1.59 million animals | 2.26 million animals | 669,100 animals | Congo |
| 2010s | 2.57 million animals | 2.82 million animals | 253,700 animals | Congo |
| 2020s | 3.46 million animals | 3.01 million animals | 451,800 animals | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of poultry birds, Burundi or Congo?
- Burundi, at 3.37 million animals against 3.03 million animals in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of poultry birds between Burundi and Congo?
- 344,000 animals, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for number of poultry birds?
- Burundi ranks 151st and Congo ranks 154th of 198 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 Number of poultry birds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.