What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

The highest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1985.

What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 2002.

How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 19th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Name: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.03 LSU/ha

Change on year

up 50.0%

World rank

19th

of 20 countries

All-time high

0.03 LSU/ha

in 1985

All-time low

0.01 LSU/ha

in 2002

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 0.03 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.03 LSU/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 2002.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 19th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.02 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1963	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1965	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1966	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1967	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1969	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1973	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1974	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1975	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1976	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1977	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1978	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1979	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1980	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1981	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1982	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1983	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1984	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1985	0.03 LSU/ha	+50.0%
1986	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1987	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1988	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1989	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1990	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1991	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1992	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1993	0.02 LSU/ha	-33.3%
1994	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1995	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1996	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1997	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1999	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2000	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2001	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2002	0.01 LSU/ha	-50.0%
2003	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2004	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2006	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2007	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2008	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2009	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2010	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2011	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2012	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2013	0.02 LSU/ha	+100.0%
2014	0.01 LSU/ha	-50.0%
2015	0.02 LSU/ha	+100.0%
2016	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2017	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2018	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2019	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2021	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2022	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.03 LSU/ha	+50.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.025 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.023 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.012 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.016 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.0225 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

16 Japan 0.79 LSU/ha compare
16 Melanesia 0.11 LSU/ha compare
17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.08 LSU/ha compare
17 Pakistan 0.77 LSU/ha compare
18 Cabo Verde 0.19 LSU/ha compare
18 Nicaragua 0.76 LSU/ha compare
18 Syrian Arab Republic 0.04 LSU/ha compare
19 Brazil 0.71 LSU/ha compare
20 Dominican Republic 0.69 LSU/ha compare
20 Republic of Moldova 0.02 LSU/ha compare
21 Israel 0.65 LSU/ha compare
22 Austria 0.64 LSU/ha compare
22 Barbados 0.64 LSU/ha compare
22 Saint Lucia 0.64 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Democratic Republic of the Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?: Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?: The highest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1985.
What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 2002.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 19th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?: Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.