Cattle — Stocks in Congo
Congo: Cattle — Stocks was 335,224 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Stocks in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Congo is 335,224 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Congo peaked at 340,577 An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21,000 An, in 1961.
Congo ranks 130th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Stocks in Congo, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 22,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 27,000 An | +22.7% |
| 1964 | 32,000 An | +18.5% |
| 1965 | 30,000 An | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 28,000 An | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 29,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 32,000 An | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 35,900 An | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 37,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 38,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 39,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 45,000 An | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 52,000 An | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 58,100 An | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 63,916 An | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 70,315 An | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 67,000 An | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 60,980 An | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 62,609 An | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 68,187 An | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 73,238 An | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 65,835 An | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 67,197 An | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 70,203 An | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 69,897 An | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 68,760 An | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 61,606 An | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 70,198 An | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 63,971 An | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 65,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 68,000 An | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 69,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 70,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 72,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 75,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 72,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 83,000 An | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 87,000 An | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 90,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 93,000 An | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 100,000 An | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 150,000 An | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 An | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 250,000 An | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 300,000 An | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 325,000 An | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 310,000 An | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 330,000 An | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 335,000 An | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 336,000 An | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 337,000 An | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 340,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 340,577 An | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 339,720 An | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 338,492 An | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 337,311 An | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 336,442 An | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 336,147 An | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 337,619 An | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 336,021 An | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 335,600 An | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 335,224 An | -0.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 335,224 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 million An, 12% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 335,224 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +50.0% | 100,000 An | 150,000 An |
| 2005 | +33.3% | 150,000 An | 200,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,889 An | 21,000 An | 32,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,623 An | 35,900 An | 70,315 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,851 An | 60,980 An | 73,238 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,817 An | 63,971 An | 83,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 190,500 An | 87,000 An | 325,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 337,054 An | 330,000 An | 340,577 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 336,122 An | 335,224 An | 337,619 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Congo?
- Cattle — stocks in Congo was 335,224 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 340,577 An in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,000 An in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for cattle — stocks?
- Congo ranks 130th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.