Asses — Stocks in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Asses — Stocks was 3.60 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.60 million LSU
Change on year
up 7.1%
Rank
8th
of 30 groups
All-time high
3.60 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
1.05 million LSU
in 1997
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Asses — Stocks in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, asses — stocks in Eastern Africa stood at 3.60 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, asses — stocks in Eastern Africa peaked at 3.60 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million LSU, in 1997.

Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Asses — Stocks in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Asses — Stocks in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 1.93 million LSU —
1962 1.94 million LSU +0.5%
1963 1.95 million LSU +0.5%
1964 1.96 million LSU +0.5%
1965 1.97 million LSU +0.5%
1966 1.98 million LSU +0.5%
1967 1.99 million LSU +0.4%
1968 1.99 million LSU +0.3%
1969 2.00 million LSU +0.4%
1970 2.01 million LSU +0.4%
1971 2.02 million LSU +0.4%
1972 2.03 million LSU +0.4%
1973 2.03 million LSU +0.0%
1974 2.02 million LSU -0.5%
1975 2.02 million LSU -0.2%
1976 2.03 million LSU +0.5%
1977 2.03 million LSU +0.1%
1978 2.03 million LSU +0.2%
1979 2.04 million LSU +0.3%
1980 2.04 million LSU +0.2%
1981 2.10 million LSU +2.7%
1982 2.15 million LSU +2.4%
1983 2.25 million LSU +4.6%
1984 2.30 million LSU +2.4%
1985 2.35 million LSU +2.2%
1986 2.40 million LSU +2.2%
1987 2.45 million LSU +2.1%
1988 2.50 million LSU +2.1%
1989 2.56 million LSU +2.0%
1990 2.61 million LSU +2.0%
1991 2.66 million LSU +1.9%
1992 2.70 million LSU +1.8%
1993 1.08 million LSU -60.0%
1994 1.08 million LSU +0.1%
1995 1.08 million LSU +0.1%
1996 1.07 million LSU -1.4%
1997 1.05 million LSU -1.4%
1998 1.06 million LSU +0.6%
1999 1.07 million LSU +1.5%
2000 1.08 million LSU +0.2%
2001 1.19 million LSU +10.4%
2002 1.35 million LSU +13.9%
2003 1.33 million LSU -1.6%
2004 1.38 million LSU +3.3%
2005 1.49 million LSU +8.1%
2006 1.57 million LSU +5.5%
2007 1.71 million LSU +8.9%
2008 1.86 million LSU +8.9%
2009 1.96 million LSU +5.3%
2010 2.12 million LSU +8.0%
2011 2.20 million LSU +3.8%
2012 2.39 million LSU +8.5%
2013 2.46 million LSU +3.0%
2014 2.57 million LSU +4.5%
2015 2.72 million LSU +5.9%
2016 2.89 million LSU +6.1%
2017 3.01 million LSU +4.3%
2018 3.25 million LSU +8.0%
2019 3.35 million LSU +2.9%
2020 3.60 million LSU +7.7%
2021 3.39 million LSU -6.1%
2022 3.37 million LSU -0.6%
2023 3.60 million LSU +7.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Asses — Stocks in Eastern Africa 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 -60.0% 2.70 million LSU 1.08 million LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.97 million LSU 1.93 million LSU 2.00 million LSU 9
1970s 2.03 million LSU 2.01 million LSU 2.04 million LSU 10
1980s 2.31 million LSU 2.04 million LSU 2.56 million LSU 10
1990s 1.55 million LSU 1.05 million LSU 2.70 million LSU 10
2000s 1.49 million LSU 1.08 million LSU 1.96 million LSU 10
2010s 2.69 million LSU 2.12 million LSU 3.35 million LSU 10
2020s 3.49 million LSU 3.37 million LSU 3.60 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 317,550 LSU compare
  2. 5 OECD 1.74 million LSU compare
  3. 6 Mexico 1.65 million LSU compare
  4. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 220,000 LSU compare
  5. 7 Chad 1.40 million LSU compare
  6. 8 Afghanistan 760,056 LSU compare
  7. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 57,608 LSU compare
  8. 9 China 730,000 LSU compare
  9. 9 China, mainland 730,000 LSU compare
  10. 9 Türkiye 37,352 LSU compare
  11. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 26,550 LSU compare
  12. 11 Niger 596,746 LSU compare
  13. 11 Polynesia 3,500 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is asses — stocks in Eastern Africa?
Asses — stocks in Eastern Africa was 3.60 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest asses — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3.60 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest asses — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million LSU in 1997.
How does Eastern Africa rank for asses — stocks?
Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is asses — stocks rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asses — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Asses — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
163 places, 9,318 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.