Number of poultry birds in Congo
Congo: Number of poultry birds was 3.03 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.03 million animals for number of poultry birds in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Congo peaked at 3.04 million animals in 2021 and was at its lowest, 500,000 animals, in 1966.
That places Congo 154th 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 | 545,556 animals | 500,000 animals | 600,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 804,700 animals | 575,000 animals | 1.05 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 million animals | 1.10 million animals | 2.76 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 million animals | 1.60 million animals | 1.95 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 million animals | 1.90 million animals | 2.50 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 million animals | 2.60 million animals | 2.93 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 million animals | 2.96 million animals | 3.04 million animals | 5 |
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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 number of poultry birds in Congo?
- Number of poultry birds in Congo was 3.03 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of poultry birds recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 million animals in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 500,000 animals in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for number of poultry birds?
- Congo ranks 154th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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