Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Congo
Congo: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 45,148 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Congo is 45,148 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Congo peaked at 45,148 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,500 LSU, in 1966.
That places Congo 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Congo, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 9,300 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 9,100 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 8,900 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 8,700 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 8,500 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 8,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9,100 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 9,700 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 10,300 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 10,900 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 11,500 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 12,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 12,636 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 13,900 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 15,297 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 16,435 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 18,480 LSU | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 19,300 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 22,007 LSU | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 25,082 LSU | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 26,263 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 27,493 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 28,884 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 30,350 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 31,896 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 33,527 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 35,383 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 36,887 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 38,163 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 40,453 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 40,500 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 40,700 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 40,900 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 40,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 40,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40,100 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 39,400 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 39,500 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 37,600 LSU | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 37,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39,215 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 39,220 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,220 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39,400 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 39,400 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 41,100 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 43,300 LSU | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 44,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 44,500 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 44,650 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 44,700 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 44,800 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 44,802 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44,827 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 44,849 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44,895 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 44,920 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 44,950 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 45,010 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 45,079 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 45,148 LSU | +0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 45,148 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 572,094 LSU, 8% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Congo's 45,148 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 593,030 LSU, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,033 LSU | 8,500 LSU | 9,700 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,075 LSU | 10,300 LSU | 19,300 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,777 LSU | 22,007 LSU | 36,887 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,152 LSU | 38,163 LSU | 40,900 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,606 LSU | 37,600 LSU | 43,300 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,694 LSU | 44,000 LSU | 44,920 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,047 LSU | 44,950 LSU | 45,148 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Congo?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Congo was 45,148 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 45,148 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,500 LSU in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Congo ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Stocks. 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.