Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 16,992 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16,992 1000 An
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 20 countries
All-time high
23,434 1000 An
in 1994
All-time low
6,900 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 16,992 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 23,434 1000 An in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6,900 1000 An, in 1961.

That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 16th out of 20 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.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 6,900 1000 An
1962 7,000 1000 An +1.4%
1963 7,200 1000 An +2.9%
1964 7,400 1000 An +2.8%
1965 7,700 1000 An +4.1%
1966 7,000 1000 An -9.1%
1967 8,000 1000 An +14.3%
1968 10,000 1000 An +25.0%
1969 12,500 1000 An +25.0%
1970 15,229 1000 An +21.8%
1971 15,554 1000 An +2.1%
1972 15,877 1000 An +2.1%
1973 16,211 1000 An +2.1%
1974 16,558 1000 An +2.1%
1975 16,862 1000 An +1.8%
1976 17,122 1000 An +1.5%
1977 17,300 1000 An +1.0%
1978 16,860 1000 An -2.5%
1979 16,354 1000 An -3.0%
1980 15,864 1000 An -3.0%
1981 16,000 1000 An +0.9%
1982 16,600 1000 An +3.8%
1983 17,200 1000 An +3.6%
1984 17,700 1000 An +2.9%
1985 18,300 1000 An +3.4%
1986 20,200 1000 An +10.4%
1987 22,500 1000 An +11.4%
1988 22,000 1000 An -2.2%
1989 23,000 1000 An +4.5%
1990 23,000 1000 An +0.0%
1991 20,656 1000 An -10.2%
1992 22,756 1000 An +10.2%
1993 22,387 1000 An -1.6%
1994 23,434 1000 An +4.7%
1995 20,408 1000 An -12.9%
1996 22,229 1000 An +8.9%
1997 19,790 1000 An -11.0%
1998 20,665 1000 An +4.4%
1999 19,850 1000 An -3.9%
2000 19,188 1000 An -3.3%
2001 18,291 1000 An -4.7%
2002 17,437 1000 An -4.7%
2003 17,489 1000 An +0.3%
2004 17,542 1000 An +0.3%
2005 17,647 1000 An +0.6%
2006 17,647 1000 An +0.0%
2007 17,700 1000 An +0.3%
2008 17,753 1000 An +0.3%
2009 17,806 1000 An +0.3%
2010 17,860 1000 An +0.3%
2011 17,914 1000 An +0.3%
2012 17,970 1000 An +0.3%
2013 18,020 1000 An +0.3%
2014 18,080 1000 An +0.3%
2015 18,140 1000 An +0.3%
2016 17,131 1000 An -5.6%
2017 16,372 1000 An -4.4%
2018 16,415 1000 An +0.3%
2019 16,517 1000 An +0.6%
2020 16,621 1000 An +0.6%
2021 16,717 1000 An +0.6%
2022 16,832 1000 An +0.7%
2023 16,912 1000 An +0.5%
2024 16,992 1000 An +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,189 1000 An 6,900 1000 An 12,500 1000 An 9
1970s 16,393 1000 An 15,229 1000 An 17,300 1000 An 10
1980s 18,936 1000 An 15,864 1000 An 23,000 1000 An 10
1990s 21,518 1000 An 19,790 1000 An 23,434 1000 An 10
2000s 17,850 1000 An 17,437 1000 An 19,188 1000 An 10
2010s 17,442 1000 An 16,372 1000 An 18,140 1000 An 10
2020s 16,815 1000 An 16,621 1000 An 16,992 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 13 Philippines 1.36 million 1000 An compare
  2. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.20 million 1000 An compare
  3. 15 Republic of Korea 1.11 million 1000 An compare
  4. 16 Colombia 1.07 million 1000 An compare
  5. 17 South Africa 1.05 million 1000 An compare
  6. 18 Australia and New Zealand 878,946 1000 An compare
  7. 19 France 866,251 1000 An compare
  8. 19 Timor-Leste 603 1000 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 16,992 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 23,434 1000 An in 1994.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 6,900 1000 An in 1961.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
1000 An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,971 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.