Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Congo
Congo: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 163,884 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Congo stood at 163,884 LSU.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Congo peaked at 170,288 LSU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,500 LSU, in 1961.
Congo ranks 132nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Congo, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 13,500 LSU | +22.7% |
| 1964 | 16,000 LSU | +18.5% |
| 1965 | 15,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 15,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 14,000 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 14,500 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 16,000 LSU | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 17,950 LSU | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 18,500 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 19,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 19,500 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 22,500 LSU | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 26,000 LSU | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 29,050 LSU | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 31,958 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 35,158 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 33,500 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 30,490 LSU | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 31,304 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 34,094 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 36,619 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 32,918 LSU | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 33,598 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 35,102 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 34,948 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 34,380 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 30,803 LSU | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 35,099 LSU | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 31,986 LSU | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 32,500 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 34,000 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 34,500 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 35,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 36,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 37,500 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 36,000 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 41,500 LSU | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 43,500 LSU | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 45,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 46,500 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 50,000 LSU | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 75,000 LSU | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 100,000 LSU | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 125,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 150,000 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 162,500 LSU | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 155,000 LSU | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 165,000 LSU | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 167,500 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 168,000 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 168,500 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 170,000 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 170,288 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 169,860 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 169,246 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 168,656 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 168,221 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 166,632 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 165,338 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 164,601 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 163,884 LSU | -0.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 163,884 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.69 million LSU, 10% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 163,884 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +50.0% | 50,000 LSU | 75,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,944 LSU | 10,500 LSU | 16,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,312 LSU | 17,950 LSU | 35,158 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,426 LSU | 30,490 LSU | 36,619 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,408 LSU | 31,986 LSU | 41,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 95,250 LSU | 43,500 LSU | 162,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,527 LSU | 165,000 LSU | 170,288 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 165,114 LSU | 163,884 LSU | 166,632 LSU | 4 |
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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 — stocks in Congo?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Congo was 163,884 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 170,288 LSU in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,500 LSU in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Congo ranks 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Stocks. 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.