Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Congo
Congo: Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.1333 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.1333 An per square kilometre for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Congo peaked at 0.1333 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0242 An per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Congo 140th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Congo, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0293 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0286 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0278 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0271 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0264 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0256 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0256 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0256 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0256 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0249 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0242 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0242 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0242 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0264 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0275 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0322 An per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0334 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0387 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 0.041 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0351 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0483 An per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0498 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0512 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.063 An per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 0.063 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0805 An per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0937 An per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1025 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1083 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1318 An per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1991 | 0.104 An per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1054 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1069 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1069 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1069 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1054 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1083 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1083 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1083 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0966 An per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0966 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0996 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0996 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0996 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1001 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0996 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1069 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1186 An per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1201 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1259 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1274 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1303 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1276 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.127 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1281 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1289 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1294 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.13 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1306 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.131 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1318 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1326 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1333 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.1333 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.1333 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +37.5% | 0.0351 An per square kilometre | 0.0483 An per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +27.9% | 0.063 An per square kilometre | 0.0805 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0268 An per square kilometre | 0.0256 An per square kilometre | 0.0293 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0296 An per square kilometre | 0.0242 An per square kilometre | 0.041 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0695 An per square kilometre | 0.0351 An per square kilometre | 0.1083 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1092 An per square kilometre | 0.104 An per square kilometre | 0.1318 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1037 An per square kilometre | 0.0966 An per square kilometre | 0.1201 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1285 An per square kilometre | 0.1259 An per square kilometre | 0.1306 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1322 An per square kilometre | 0.131 An per square kilometre | 0.1333 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 137 Finland 0.1783 An per square kilometre compare
- 138 Zimbabwe 0.1749 An per square kilometre compare
- 139 Madagascar 0.138 An per square kilometre compare
- 141 Botswana 0.1332 An per square kilometre compare
- 142 Sri Lanka 0.1276 An per square kilometre compare
- 143 El Salvador 0.1221 An per square kilometre 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 fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Congo?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Congo was 0.1333 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1333 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0242 An per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Congo rank for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Congo ranks 140th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.