Chicken meat production in Congo
Congo: Chicken meat production was 6,841 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in Congo is 6,841 tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Congo peaked at 6,850 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 960 tonnes, in 1965.
That places Congo 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,006 tonnes | 960 tonnes | 1,100 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,825 tonnes | 1,080 tonnes | 2,780 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,743 tonnes | 3,400 tonnes | 5,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,590 tonnes | 5,300 tonnes | 5,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,613 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 6,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,556 tonnes | 6,250 tonnes | 6,749 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,806 tonnes | 6,710 tonnes | 6,850 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Congo?
- Chicken meat production in Congo was 6,841 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6,850 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 960 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Congo rank for chicken meat production?
- Congo ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.