Chicken meat production in Congo
Congo: Chicken meat production was 6,841 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,841
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
152nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
6,850
in 2021
All-time low
960
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in Congo is 6,841, 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 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 960, in 1965.
That places Congo 152nd out of 199 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.
Chicken meat production in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 970 | — |
| 1962 | 970 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 990 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 990 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 960 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 960 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,100 | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 1,050 | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 1,060 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 1,080 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 1,230 | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 1,230 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,400 | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 1,200 | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 1,500 | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 2,500 | +66.7% |
| 1977 | 2,600 | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 2,780 | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 2,730 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 3,400 | +24.5% |
| 1981 | 4,540 | +33.5% |
| 1982 | 4,600 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 4,680 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 4,700 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5,000 | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 5,060 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 5,100 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 5,150 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 5,200 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 5,300 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 5,300 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,400 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 5,500 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5,600 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5,700 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 5,800 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 5,800 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,700 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 5,800 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5,800 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,800 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,000 | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 5,200 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 5,500 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 5,650 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 5,640 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5,690 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5,850 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 6,000 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 6,250 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 6,500 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 6,600 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 6,700 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6,541 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 6,495 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6,564 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6,537 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 6,624 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 6,749 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 6,710 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 6,850 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 6,806 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6,824 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 6,841 | +0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 6,841 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54,434, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 6,841 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,682, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +66.7% | 1,500 | 2,500 |
| 1981 | +33.5% | 3,400 | 4,540 |
| 1975 | +25.0% | 1,200 | 1,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,006 | 960 | 1,100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,825 | 1,080 | 2,780 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,743 | 3,400 | 5,200 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,590 | 5,300 | 5,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,613 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,556 | 6,250 | 6,749 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,806 | 6,710 | 6,850 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1122 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1382 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.65 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Congo?
- Chicken meat production in Congo was 6,841 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6,850 in 2021.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 960 in 1965.
- How does Congo rank for chicken meat production?
- Congo ranks 152nd out of 199 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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