Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 21,151 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 21,151 t for sheep and goat meat — production in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 24,447 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6,200 t, in 1966.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,350 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,690 t | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 8,030 t | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 7,340 t | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 7,140 t | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 6,200 t | -13.2% |
| 1967 | 6,590 t | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 6,910 t | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 7,300 t | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 8,400 t | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 8,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8,700 t | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 8,800 t | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 8,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8,900 t | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 9,200 t | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 9,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9,100 t | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 9,500 t | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 9,700 t | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 9,950 t | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 10,160 t | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 10,470 t | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 11,080 t | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 11,200 t | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 12,520 t | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 14,320 t | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 16,500 t | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 17,940 t | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 19,930 t | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 20,341 t | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 21,334 t | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 21,891 t | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 23,148 t | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 23,158 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22,534 t | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 23,857 t | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 24,447 t | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 22,200 t | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 21,856 t | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 21,517 t | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 21,184 t | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 21,215 t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 21,246 t | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 21,277 t | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 20,437 t | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 20,500 t | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 20,563 t | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 21,440 t | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 21,500 t | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 21,520 t | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 21,382 t | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 20,853 t | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 20,842 t | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 21,045 t | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 21,017 t | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 21,374 t | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 21,395 t | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 19,431 t | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 21,468 t | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 21,503 t | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 21,316 t | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 21,118 t | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 21,151 t | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,506 t | 6,200 t | 9,350 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,900 t | 8,400 t | 9,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,384 t | 9,700 t | 17,940 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,284 t | 19,930 t | 24,447 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,124 t | 20,437 t | 21,856 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,036 t | 19,431 t | 21,520 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,311 t | 21,118 t | 21,503 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 42,411 t compare
- 8 Sudan (former) 485,500 t compare
- 9 Nigeria 455,157 t compare
- 10 New Zealand 450,737 t compare
- 10 Viet Nam 24,593 t compare
- 11 Chad 424,654 t compare
- 12 Algeria 403,045 t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15,410 t compare
- 13 Sudan 385,931 t compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9,650 t compare
- 14 Ethiopia 285,391 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,383 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Sheep and goat meat — production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 21,151 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 24,447 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,200 t in 1966.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 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.