Global meat production, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.113 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
190th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.113 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.0717 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, global meat production, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0717 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1966.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 190th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0736 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0737 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0739 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0751 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0721 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0717 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0722 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0725 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0732 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0752 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0756 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.076 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0764 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0768 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0768 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0771 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0769 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0754 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0763 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0758 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0766 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0773 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0787 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0803 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0821 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0845 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0872 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0884 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0911 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0912 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0881 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0919 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0927 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0942 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0933 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0953 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0973 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0984 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0971 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.096 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0946 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0933 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0933 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.094 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.095 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0949 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0953 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0956 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0979 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0999 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.102 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1034 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1038 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1041 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1066 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1061 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1063 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1064 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1052 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.107 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1111 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1107 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1117 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0731 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0717 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0751 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0762 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0752 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0771 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0822 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0758 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0911 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.094 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0881 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0984 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.095 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0933 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0979 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1044 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0999 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1066 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1107 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.107 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 187 Mauritania 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 188 Solomon Islands 0.1296 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 189 Bhutan 0.1194 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 191 Libya 0.1049 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 192 Namibia 0.0959 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 193 Suriname 0.0783 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1575 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3188 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 72.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0717 tonnes per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.