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

The highest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 1987.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Name: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.01 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.01 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

18th

of 20 countries

All-time high

0.02 LSU/ha

in 1987

All-time low

0.01 LSU/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — 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

In 2023, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 0.01 LSU/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.02 LSU/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1961.

That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.013 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.018 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

15 Palestine, State of 0.26 LSU/ha compare
16 Malta 0.25 LSU/ha compare
16 New Zealand 0.25 LSU/ha compare
16 Republic of Moldova 0.02 LSU/ha compare
16 Melanesia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
18 Ethiopia 0.24 LSU/ha compare
18 Saint Lucia 0.24 LSU/ha compare
18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.01 LSU/ha compare
18 Micronesia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
20 Norway 0.23 LSU/ha compare
21 Oman 0.22 LSU/ha compare

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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)

All data for Democratic Republic of the Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?: Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.01 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?: The highest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 1987.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?: Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Sheep and Goats — 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: 238 places, 13,567 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.