Meat, Total — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Meat, Total — Production was 256,277 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
256,277 t
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
14th
of 20 regions
All-time high
256,277 t
in 2024
All-time low
162,650 t
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Total — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, meat, total — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 256,277 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, total — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 256,277 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 162,650 t, in 1966.

That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 14th out of 20 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat, Total — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Total — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 166,850 t
1962 167,190 t +0.2%
1963 167,630 t +0.3%
1964 170,240 t +1.6%
1965 163,440 t -4.0%
1966 162,650 t -0.5%
1967 163,590 t +0.6%
1968 164,260 t +0.4%
1969 166,000 t +1.1%
1970 170,400 t +2.7%
1971 171,300 t +0.5%
1972 172,200 t +0.5%
1973 173,100 t +0.5%
1974 174,000 t +0.5%
1975 174,100 t +0.1%
1976 174,700 t +0.3%
1977 174,400 t -0.2%
1978 171,000 t -1.9%
1979 172,900 t +1.1%
1980 171,900 t -0.6%
1981 173,730 t +1.1%
1982 175,150 t +0.8%
1983 178,310 t +1.8%
1984 182,010 t +2.1%
1985 186,220 t +2.3%
1986 191,670 t +2.9%
1987 197,750 t +3.2%
1988 200,460 t +1.4%
1989 206,480 t +3.0%
1990 206,700 t +0.1%
1991 199,708 t -3.4%
1992 208,400 t +4.4%
1993 210,205 t +0.9%
1994 213,663 t +1.6%
1995 211,518 t -1.0%
1996 216,145 t +2.2%
1997 220,584 t +2.1%
1998 223,096 t +1.1%
1999 220,068 t -1.4%
2000 217,559 t -1.1%
2001 214,447 t -1.4%
2002 211,618 t -1.3%
2003 211,537 t -0.0%
2004 213,120 t +0.7%
2005 215,334 t +1.0%
2006 215,237 t -0.0%
2007 216,026 t +0.4%
2008 216,705 t +0.3%
2009 221,967 t +2.4%
2010 226,552 t +2.1%
2011 231,205 t +2.1%
2012 234,378 t +1.4%
2013 235,311 t +0.4%
2014 236,080 t +0.3%
2015 241,651 t +2.4%
2016 240,456 t -0.5%
2017 240,985 t +0.2%
2018 241,163 t +0.1%
2019 238,473 t -1.1%
2020 242,561 t +1.7%
2021 251,889 t +3.8%
2022 251,022 t -0.3%
2023 253,194 t +0.9%
2024 256,277 t +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 165,761 t 162,650 t 170,240 t 9
1970s 172,810 t 170,400 t 174,700 t 10
1980s 186,368 t 171,900 t 206,480 t 10
1990s 213,009 t 199,708 t 223,096 t 10
2000s 215,355 t 211,537 t 221,967 t 10
2010s 236,625 t 226,552 t 241,651 t 10
2020s 250,989 t 242,561 t 256,277 t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 11 Argentina 6.43 million t compare
  2. 12 Pakistan 5.85 million t compare
  3. 13 Australia 5.58 million t compare
  4. 14 Poland 5.46 million t compare
  5. 15 Canada 5.19 million t compare
  6. 16 France 5.18 million t compare
  7. 17 Indonesia 5.11 million t compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, total — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Meat, total — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 256,277 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, total — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 256,277 t in 2024.
What is the lowest meat, total — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 162,650 t in 1966.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for meat, total — production?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 14th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is meat, total — production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the 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 the Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 14,172 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.