Land animals slaughtered for meat in Congo
Congo: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 6.84 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Congo recorded 6.84 million animals for land animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Congo peaked at 6.85 million animals in 2021 and was at its lowest, 960,000 animals, in 1965.
That places Congo 150th 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 | 1.01 million animals | 960,000 animals | 1.10 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.82 million animals | 1.08 million animals | 2.78 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.74 million animals | 3.40 million animals | 5.20 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.59 million animals | 5.30 million animals | 5.80 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.61 million animals | 5.00 million animals | 6.00 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.56 million animals | 6.25 million animals | 6.75 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.81 million animals | 6.71 million animals | 6.85 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 147 Chad 8.02 million animals compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 7.54 million animals compare
- 149 Central African Republic 7.01 million animals compare
- 151 Mauritania 6.17 million animals compare
- 152 Iceland 5.75 million animals compare
- 153 Suriname 5.31 million animals compare
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 land animals slaughtered for meat in Congo?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Congo was 6.84 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.85 million animals in 2021.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 960,000 animals in 1965.
- How does Congo rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Congo ranks 150th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is based on the country of production, not consumption.