Sheep — Stocks in Congo
Congo: Sheep — Stocks was 12,476 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Congo recorded 12,476 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Congo peaked at 12,476 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,500 LSU, in 1966.
That places Congo 131st out of 180 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 — Stocks in Congo, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3,900 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 3,800 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 3,700 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 3,600 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 3,500 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 3,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,600 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 3,700 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 3,800 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 3,900 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 4,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 4,100 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 4,260 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 4,686 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 5,500 LSU | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 5,700 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 6,600 LSU | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 6,300 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 6,066 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 8,291 LSU | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 8,464 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 8,626 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 8,885 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 9,151 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 9,426 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 9,709 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 10,135 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 10,124 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 10,390 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 10,702 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 11,000 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 11,100 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 11,200 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 11,300 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 11,400 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 11,500 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 11,400 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 11,500 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 9,600 LSU | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 9,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9,800 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 9,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,900 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 9,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10,500 LSU | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 11,600 LSU | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 11,800 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 12,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12,200 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 12,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12,300 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12,354 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12,389 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12,412 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12,434 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12,441 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12,391 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 12,428 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 12,452 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 12,476 LSU | +0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 12,476 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,154 LSU, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Congo's 12,476 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks 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 | +36.7% | 6,066 LSU | 8,291 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,700 LSU | 3,500 LSU | 4,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,885 LSU | 3,800 LSU | 6,600 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,888 LSU | 6,066 LSU | 10,135 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,149 LSU | 10,390 LSU | 11,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,230 LSU | 9,600 LSU | 11,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,293 LSU | 12,000 LSU | 12,441 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,437 LSU | 12,391 LSU | 12,476 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 — stocks in Congo?
- Sheep — stocks in Congo was 12,476 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12,476 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,500 LSU in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for sheep — stocks?
- Congo ranks 131st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 — 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.