Middle Africa vs Nigeria: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks over time
- Middle Africa
- Nigeria
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 27.93 million LSU against 10.45 million LSU in Nigeria, a difference of 17.48 million LSU.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 2.7 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Middle Africa ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 43 regions.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.70 million LSU | 3.63 million LSU | 1.07 million LSU | Middle Africa |
| 1970s | 5.68 million LSU | 5.20 million LSU | 478,208 LSU | Middle Africa |
| 1980s | 7.93 million LSU | 6.46 million LSU | 1.48 million LSU | Middle Africa |
| 1990s | 10.45 million LSU | 7.35 million LSU | 3.10 million LSU | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 14.43 million LSU | 7.85 million LSU | 6.58 million LSU | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 20.37 million LSU | 9.74 million LSU | 10.63 million LSU | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 26.25 million LSU | 10.39 million LSU | 15.85 million LSU | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — stocks, Middle Africa or Nigeria?
- Middle Africa, at 27.93 million LSU against 10.45 million LSU in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — stocks between Middle Africa and Nigeria?
- 17.48 million LSU, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Middle Africa and Nigeria rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Middle Africa ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 43 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.