Chickens — Share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 10.47 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.47 %LSU
Change on year
down 4.6%
Rank
11th
of 20 regions
All-time high
16.7 %LSU
in 1994
All-time low
4.84 %LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023

57.51012.51517.5196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, chickens — share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 10.47 %LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 16.7 %LSU in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.84 %LSU, in 1961.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th of 20 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 4.84 %LSU
1962 5.14 %LSU +6.2%
1963 5.49 %LSU +6.8%
1964 5.79 %LSU +5.5%
1965 6.57 %LSU +13.5%
1966 5.22 %LSU -20.5%
1967 5.08 %LSU -2.7%
1968 5.71 %LSU +12.4%
1969 6.74 %LSU +18.0%
1970 8.89 %LSU +31.9%
1971 9.13 %LSU +2.7%
1972 8.93 %LSU -2.2%
1973 9.13 %LSU +2.2%
1974 9.34 %LSU +2.3%
1975 9.63 %LSU +3.1%
1976 9.92 %LSU +3.0%
1977 10.29 %LSU +3.7%
1978 10.7 %LSU +4.0%
1979 11.04 %LSU +3.2%
1980 11.36 %LSU +2.9%
1981 11.57 %LSU +1.8%
1982 11.78 %LSU +1.8%
1983 12.02 %LSU +2.0%
1984 12.23 %LSU +1.7%
1985 12.22 %LSU -0.1%
1986 12.85 %LSU +5.2%
1987 13.53 %LSU +5.3%
1988 14.25 %LSU +5.3%
1989 15.03 %LSU +5.5%
1990 15.89 %LSU +5.7%
1991 14.36 %LSU -9.6%
1992 15.27 %LSU +6.3%
1993 15.84 %LSU +3.7%
1994 16.7 %LSU +5.4%
1995 14.93 %LSU -10.6%
1996 16.3 %LSU +9.2%
1997 14.3 %LSU -12.3%
1998 15.84 %LSU +10.8%
1999 16.13 %LSU +1.8%
2000 16.06 %LSU -0.4%
2001 15.81 %LSU -1.6%
2002 15.58 %LSU -1.5%
2003 15.62 %LSU +0.3%
2004 15.65 %LSU +0.2%
2005 15.69 %LSU +0.3%
2006 15.72 %LSU +0.2%
2007 15.76 %LSU +0.3%
2008 15.79 %LSU +0.2%
2009 15.83 %LSU +0.3%
2010 15.84 %LSU +0.1%
2011 15.87 %LSU +0.2%
2012 15.04 %LSU -5.2%
2013 14.77 %LSU -1.8%
2014 14.77 %LSU +0.0%
2015 14.48 %LSU -2.0%
2016 13.59 %LSU -6.1%
2017 12.92 %LSU -4.9%
2018 12.66 %LSU -2.0%
2019 12.43 %LSU -1.8%
2020 11.96 %LSU -3.8%
2021 11.47 %LSU -4.1%
2022 10.98 %LSU -4.3%
2023 10.47 %LSU -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.62 %LSU 4.84 %LSU 6.74 %LSU 9
1970s 9.7 %LSU 8.89 %LSU 11.04 %LSU 10
1980s 12.68 %LSU 11.36 %LSU 15.03 %LSU 10
1990s 15.56 %LSU 14.3 %LSU 16.7 %LSU 10
2000s 15.75 %LSU 15.58 %LSU 16.06 %LSU 10
2010s 14.24 %LSU 12.43 %LSU 15.87 %LSU 10
2020s 11.22 %LSU 10.47 %LSU 11.96 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 8 Lebanon 79.23 %LSU compare
  2. 9 Réunion 79.19 %LSU compare
  3. 10 Malaysia 77.99 %LSU compare
  4. 11 Guyana 76.64 %LSU compare
  5. 12 Barbados 75.71 %LSU compare
  6. 13 Kiribati 68.14 %LSU compare
  7. 14 Indonesia 66.62 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Chickens — share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 10.47 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 16.7 %LSU in 1994.
What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 4.84 %LSU in 1961.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Chickens — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Chickens — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 13,956 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.