Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Congo
Congo: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.0202 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Congo is 0.0202 An per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0451 An per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0202 An per person, in 2023.
That places Congo 125th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0369 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.035 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0332 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0315 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0298 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0282 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0274 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0273 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0273 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0272 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0271 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0269 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0267 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0269 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0288 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.033 An per person | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0334 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0378 An per person | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0352 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0332 An per person | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0443 An per person | +33.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0443 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0442 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0444 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0444 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0444 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0445 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0451 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0438 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0436 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0437 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0437 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0428 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0419 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0411 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0403 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0398 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0386 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0379 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0305 An per person | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0293 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0292 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0284 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0275 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0268 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0258 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0264 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0282 An per person | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0276 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0269 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0265 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0257 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0251 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0247 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0242 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0237 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0232 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0227 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0222 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0215 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0211 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0206 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0202 An per person | -2.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0202 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1259 An per person, 16% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0202 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1259 An per person, 16% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +33.7% | 0.0332 An per person | 0.0443 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0307 An per person | 0.0273 An per person | 0.0369 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0303 An per person | 0.0267 An per person | 0.0378 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0433 An per person | 0.0332 An per person | 0.0451 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0413 An per person | 0.0379 An per person | 0.0437 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.028 An per person | 0.0258 An per person | 0.0305 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0245 An per person | 0.0222 An per person | 0.0269 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0209 An per person | 0.0202 An per person | 0.0215 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 — stocks, per capita in Congo?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Congo was 0.0202 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0451 An per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 An per person in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Congo ranks 125th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.