Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Congo
Congo: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 451,441 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Congo stood at 451,441 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Congo peaked at 451,441 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85,000 An, in 1966.
That places Congo 123rd out of 186 countries 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Congo, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 95,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 93,000 An | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 91,000 An | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 89,000 An | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 87,000 An | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 85,000 An | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 85,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 91,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 97,000 An | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 103,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 109,000 An | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 115,000 An | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 120,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 126,365 An | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 139,001 An | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 152,970 An | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 164,346 An | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 184,795 An | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 193,000 An | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 220,067 An | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 250,824 An | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 262,633 An | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 274,928 An | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 288,836 An | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 303,500 An | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 318,964 An | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 335,274 An | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 353,831 An | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 368,867 An | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 381,630 An | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 404,528 An | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 405,000 An | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 407,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 409,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 409,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 409,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 401,000 An | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 394,000 An | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 395,000 An | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 376,000 An | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 376,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 392,150 An | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 392,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 392,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 394,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 394,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 400,000 An | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 411,000 An | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 433,000 An | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 440,000 An | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 445,000 An | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 446,500 An | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 447,000 An | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 448,000 An | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 448,015 An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 448,270 An | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 448,492 An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 448,952 An | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 449,205 An | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 449,379 An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 450,254 An | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 450,394 An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 450,918 An | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 451,441 An | +0.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 451,441 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.96 million An, 8% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Congo's 451,441 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90,333 An | 85,000 An | 97,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 140,748 An | 103,000 An | 193,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 297,772 An | 220,067 An | 368,867 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 401,516 An | 381,630 An | 409,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 396,055 An | 376,000 An | 433,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 446,943 An | 440,000 An | 449,205 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 450,477 An | 449,379 An | 451,441 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 goats — stocks in Congo?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Congo was 451,441 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 451,441 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,000 An in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Congo ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. 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.