Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 20.03 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.03 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
176th
of 191 countries
All-time high
20.06 animals per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
2.81 animals per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 20.03 animals per square kilometre for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 20.06 animals per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.81 animals per square kilometre, in 1965.
Congo ranks 176th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.84 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.84 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.9 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.9 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.81 animals per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 2.81 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.22 animals per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 3.07 animals per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 3.1 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 3.16 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 3.6 animals per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 3.6 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.1 animals per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 3.51 animals per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 4.39 animals per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 7.32 animals per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1977 | 7.61 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 8.14 animals per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 7.99 animals per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 9.96 animals per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1981 | 13.29 animals per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1982 | 13.47 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 13.7 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 13.76 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 14.64 animals per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 14.82 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 14.93 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 15.08 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 15.23 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 15.52 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 15.52 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.81 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 16.11 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 16.4 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 16.69 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 16.98 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 16.98 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.69 animals per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 16.98 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 16.98 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.98 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.64 animals per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 15.23 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 16.11 animals per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 16.54 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.52 animals per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.66 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 17.13 animals per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 17.57 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 18.3 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 19.03 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 19.33 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 19.62 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 19.15 animals per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 19.02 animals per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.22 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 19.14 animals per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.4 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.76 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 19.65 animals per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 20.06 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 19.93 animals per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 19.98 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 20.03 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 20.03 animals per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 233.96 animals per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 20.03 animals per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.64 animals per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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% | 4.39 animals per square kilometre | 7.32 animals per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +33.5% | 9.96 animals per square kilometre | 13.29 animals per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +25.0% | 3.51 animals per square kilometre | 4.39 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.94 animals per square kilometre | 2.81 animals per square kilometre | 3.22 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.34 animals per square kilometre | 3.16 animals per square kilometre | 8.14 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.89 animals per square kilometre | 9.96 animals per square kilometre | 15.23 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.37 animals per square kilometre | 15.52 animals per square kilometre | 16.98 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.44 animals per square kilometre | 14.64 animals per square kilometre | 17.57 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2 animals per square kilometre | 18.3 animals per square kilometre | 19.76 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.93 animals per square kilometre | 19.65 animals per square kilometre | 20.06 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 173 Lesotho 23.42 animals per square kilometre compare
- 174 Niger 20.19 animals per square kilometre compare
- 175 Gabon 20.14 animals per square kilometre compare
- 177 Sudan 18.01 animals per square kilometre compare
- 178 Papua New Guinea 16.65 animals per square kilometre compare
- 179 Namibia 16.03 animals per square kilometre compare
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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Congo was 20.03 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 20.06 animals per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 animals per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Congo rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.