Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Congo

Congo: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 17.36 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.36 %LSU
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
81st
of 203 countries
All-time high
41 %LSU
in 1991
All-time low
16.83 %LSU
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Congo, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Congo recorded 17.36 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Congo peaked at 41 %LSU in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.83 %LSU, in 2008.

Congo ranks 81st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.12 %LSU 25.21 %LSU 30.45 %LSU 9
1970s 25.41 %LSU 24.4 %LSU 27.45 %LSU 10
1980s 33.97 %LSU 30.81 %LSU 39.62 %LSU 10
1990s 38.77 %LSU 35.64 %LSU 41 %LSU 10
2000s 25.22 %LSU 16.83 %LSU 33.83 %LSU 10
2010s 17.16 %LSU 17.04 %LSU 17.42 %LSU 10
2020s 17.3 %LSU 17.2 %LSU 17.36 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 78 Sierra Leone 18.6 %LSU compare
  2. 79 Ethiopia 18.28 %LSU compare
  3. 80 Namibia 17.7 %LSU compare
  4. 82 Zimbabwe 17.28 %LSU compare
  5. 83 Rwanda 16.82 %LSU compare
  6. 84 Jamaica 16.75 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Congo?
Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Congo was 17.36 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 41 %LSU in 1991.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 16.83 %LSU in 2008.
How does Congo rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
Congo ranks 81st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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