Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Congo
Congo: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 1,514 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — production in Congo stood at 1,514 t.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Congo peaked at 1,536 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 222.5 t, in 1966.
That places Congo 129th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Congo, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 248.5 t | — |
| 1962 | 243.3 t | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 238.1 t | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 232.9 t | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 227.7 t | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 222.5 t | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 222.5 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 236 t | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 249.5 t | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 260.5 t | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 271.5 t | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 285 t | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 294 t | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 316.8 t | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 342.4 t | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 374.6 t | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 403.8 t | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 452.4 t | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 491 t | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 550.2 t | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 618.6 t | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 650.6 t | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 684.4 t | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 755 t | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 787.4 t | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 881.6 t | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 963.5 t | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 1,031 t | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 1,093 t | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 1,200 t | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 1,159 t | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1,156 t | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,164 t | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,167 t | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,164 t | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,156 t | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,142 t | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,126 t | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1,126 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,090 t | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1,090 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,123 t | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,123 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,190 t | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1,242 t | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1,245 t | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,275 t | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1,327 t | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1,446 t | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 1,470 t | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,495 t | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,515 t | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,536 t | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,506 t | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,483 t | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,475 t | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,474 t | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,472 t | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,476 t | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,478 t | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,498 t | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,501 t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,507 t | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,514 t | +0.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1,514 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25,138 t, 6% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1,514 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,594 t, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235.67 t | 222.5 t | 249.5 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 349.2 t | 260.5 t | 491 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 801.53 t | 550.2 t | 1,093 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,156 t | 1,126 t | 1,200 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,215 t | 1,090 t | 1,446 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,490 t | 1,470 t | 1,536 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,500 t | 1,478 t | 1,514 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 126 Poland 1,590 t compare
- 127 Hungary 1,560 t compare
- 128 Dominican Republic 1,545 t compare
- 130 China, Taiwan Province of 1,426 t compare
- 131 Gabon 1,176 t compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,081 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — production in Congo?
- Sheep and goat meat — production in Congo was 1,514 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,536 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 222.5 t in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
- Congo ranks 129th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.