Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 27.88 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 27.88 %LSU for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 39.16 %LSU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25.37 %LSU, in 1964.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.7 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 27.44 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 26.25 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 25.37 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 27.26 %LSU | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 29.02 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 30.01 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 30.49 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 30.3 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 29.72 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 29.51 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 29.42 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 29.23 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 29.06 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 28.9 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 28.82 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 28.77 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 28.72 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 28.73 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 28.66 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 28.34 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 28.03 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 27.78 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 27.49 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 26.86 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 27.05 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 27.22 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 27.37 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 27.51 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 27.61 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 29.69 %LSU | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 30.05 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 31.9 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 33.62 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 34.7 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 34.5 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 35.86 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 38.39 %LSU | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 37.13 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 37.67 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 38.3 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 38.98 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 39.01 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 39.03 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 39.06 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 39.08 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.11 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 39.16 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 39.15 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 39.13 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 39.14 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.02 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 36.3 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 36.3 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.6 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 35.42 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 35.21 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 34.43 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 33.65 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 32.22 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 30.78 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 29.33 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 27.88 %LSU | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.32 %LSU | 25.37 %LSU | 30.49 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.09 %LSU | 28.72 %LSU | 29.72 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.63 %LSU | 26.86 %LSU | 28.66 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.34 %LSU | 27.61 %LSU | 38.39 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.86 %LSU | 37.67 %LSU | 39.16 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.22 %LSU | 33.65 %LSU | 39.14 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.05 %LSU | 27.88 %LSU | 32.22 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1 Faroe Islands 87.25 %LSU compare
- 2 Libya 62.15 %LSU compare
- 3 Greece 58.33 %LSU compare
- 4 Cabo Verde 27.68 %LSU compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 54.03 %LSU compare
- 5 Türkiye 25.41 %LSU compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 51.75 %LSU compare
- 6 Algeria 50.28 %LSU compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 27.88 %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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 39.16 %LSU in 2008.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.37 %LSU in 1964.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 — Share in total livestock. 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.