Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Congo
Congo: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 63.03 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Congo stood at 63.03 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Congo peaked at 66.53 %LSU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.42 %LSU, in 1991.
Congo ranks 55th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Congo, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.65 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 34.92 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 39.94 %LSU | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 45.33 %LSU | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 44.78 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 45.87 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 45.02 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 42.52 %LSU | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 42.9 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 43.36 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 42.53 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 42.32 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 42.67 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 45.63 %LSU | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 46.85 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 46.56 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 47.44 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 47.92 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 47.65 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 44.3 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 43.28 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 44.21 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 41.96 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 37.47 %LSU | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 34.1 %LSU | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 36.83 %LSU | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 35.64 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 35.53 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 33.09 %LSU | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 35.71 %LSU | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 32.42 %LSU | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 32.52 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 33.22 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 33.26 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 33.35 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 33.76 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 35.04 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 34.44 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 37.44 %LSU | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 39.14 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 39.88 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 39.26 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 40.6 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 50.05 %LSU | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 56.42 %LSU | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 61.59 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 65.41 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 66.53 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 64.5 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 65.31 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 65.06 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.89 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.62 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 64.8 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 64.77 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.63 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.44 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.24 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.06 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 63.77 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.56 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 63.29 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 63.03 %LSU | -0.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 63.03 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.62 %LSU, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 63.03 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.28 %LSU, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.66 %LSU | 33.65 %LSU | 45.87 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.29 %LSU | 42.32 %LSU | 47.92 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.64 %LSU | 33.09 %LSU | 44.3 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.12 %LSU | 32.42 %LSU | 37.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.34 %LSU | 39.14 %LSU | 66.53 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.68 %LSU | 64.06 %LSU | 65.31 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.41 %LSU | 63.03 %LSU | 63.77 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 52 South Africa 63.77 %LSU compare
- 53 Dominica 63.32 %LSU compare
- 54 Portugal 63.2 %LSU compare
- 56 OECD 62.3 %LSU compare
- 57 El Salvador 62.25 %LSU compare
- 58 Sudan (former) 61.96 %LSU compare
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Congo?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Congo was 63.03 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 66.53 %LSU in 2008.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.42 %LSU in 1991.
- How does Congo rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Congo ranks 55th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.