Sheep — Stocks in Congo
Congo: Sheep — Stocks was 125,957 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep — stocks in Congo stood at 125,957 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Congo peaked at 125,957 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35,000 An, in 1966.
That places Congo 129th out of 179 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 — Stocks in Congo, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 39,000 An | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 38,000 An | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 37,000 An | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 36,000 An | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 35,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 35,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 36,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 37,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 38,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 39,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 40,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 41,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 42,603 An | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 46,863 An | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 55,000 An | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 57,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 66,000 An | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 63,000 An | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 60,657 An | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 82,910 An | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 84,644 An | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 86,261 An | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 88,849 An | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 91,514 An | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 94,259 An | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 97,087 An | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 101,353 An | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 101,240 An | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 103,904 An | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 107,021 An | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 110,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 111,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 112,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 113,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 114,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 115,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 114,000 An | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 115,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 96,000 An | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 96,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 98,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 99,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 105,000 An | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 116,000 An | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 118,000 An | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 120,000 An | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 122,000 An | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 122,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 122,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 123,000 An | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 123,543 An | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 123,887 An | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 124,118 An | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 124,345 An | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 124,414 An | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 124,511 An | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 124,958 An | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 125,352 An | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 125,654 An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 125,957 An | +0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 125,957 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.92 million An, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Congo's 125,957 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million An, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks 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 | +36.7% | 60,657 An | 82,910 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,000 An | 35,000 An | 40,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,847 An | 38,000 An | 66,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 88,877 An | 60,657 An | 101,353 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 111,492 An | 103,904 An | 115,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,300 An | 96,000 An | 118,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,931 An | 120,000 An | 124,414 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,286 An | 124,511 An | 125,957 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 — stocks in Congo?
- Sheep — stocks in Congo was 125,957 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 125,957 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,000 An in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for sheep — stocks?
- Congo ranks 129th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 — 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.