Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — 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 major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 0.05 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.07 LSU/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.03 LSU/ha, in 1962.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 20th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.04 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0322 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.044 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.053 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 17 Belgium 2.85 LSU/ha compare
- 17 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.32 LSU/ha compare
- 18 Bahamas 2.78 LSU/ha compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 0.3 LSU/ha compare
- 19 Pakistan 2.34 LSU/ha compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 0.21 LSU/ha compare
- 20 Malta 2.14 LSU/ha compare
- 21 Bangladesh 2.07 LSU/ha compare
- 22 Mauritius 2.05 LSU/ha compare
- 23 Japan 1.96 LSU/ha compare
- 23 Tuvalu 1.96 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 LSU/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1962.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 20th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.