Asses — Stocks in Western Africa

Western Africa: Asses — Stocks was 2.14 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.14 million LSU
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
12th
of 30 groups
All-time high
2.14 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
706,567 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Asses — Stocks in Western Africa, 1961–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 2.14 million LSU for asses — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, asses — stocks in Western Africa peaked at 2.14 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 706,567 LSU, in 1961.

That places Western Africa 12th out of 30 groups 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.

Asses — Stocks in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Asses — Stocks in Western Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 706,567 LSU —
1962 715,058 LSU +1.2%
1963 710,959 LSU -0.6%
1964 738,045 LSU +3.8%
1965 780,963 LSU +5.8%
1966 753,337 LSU -3.5%
1967 761,758 LSU +1.1%
1968 790,408 LSU +3.8%
1969 768,357 LSU -2.8%
1970 773,717 LSU +0.7%
1971 880,420 LSU +13.8%
1972 833,211 LSU -5.4%
1973 741,015 LSU -11.1%
1974 776,845 LSU +4.8%
1975 803,238 LSU +3.4%
1976 837,817 LSU +4.3%
1977 886,895 LSU +5.9%
1978 898,095 LSU +1.3%
1979 912,304 LSU +1.6%
1980 944,565 LSU +3.5%
1981 985,604 LSU +4.3%
1982 1.08 million LSU +9.8%
1983 1.03 million LSU -4.6%
1984 885,588 LSU -14.2%
1985 808,964 LSU -8.7%
1986 899,323 LSU +11.2%
1987 904,934 LSU +0.6%
1988 996,542 LSU +10.1%
1989 1.03 million LSU +3.0%
1990 1.07 million LSU +4.0%
1991 1.10 million LSU +2.8%
1992 1.14 million LSU +4.2%
1993 1.17 million LSU +2.3%
1994 1.20 million LSU +2.2%
1995 1.22 million LSU +2.3%
1996 1.25 million LSU +2.3%
1997 1.29 million LSU +2.9%
1998 1.32 million LSU +2.8%
1999 1.36 million LSU +2.7%
2000 1.41 million LSU +3.5%
2001 1.45 million LSU +3.3%
2002 1.40 million LSU -3.9%
2003 1.43 million LSU +2.2%
2004 1.47 million LSU +2.7%
2005 1.49 million LSU +1.4%
2006 1.58 million LSU +6.4%
2007 1.56 million LSU -1.4%
2008 1.58 million LSU +1.7%
2009 1.61 million LSU +1.4%
2010 1.67 million LSU +3.7%
2011 1.70 million LSU +2.0%
2012 1.71 million LSU +0.9%
2013 1.76 million LSU +2.6%
2014 1.79 million LSU +1.6%
2015 1.82 million LSU +1.8%
2016 1.85 million LSU +2.0%
2017 1.91 million LSU +2.8%
2018 1.94 million LSU +1.7%
2019 1.96 million LSU +1.2%
2020 2.03 million LSU +3.3%
2021 2.08 million LSU +2.8%
2022 2.12 million LSU +2.0%
2023 2.14 million LSU +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 747,272 LSU 706,567 LSU 790,408 LSU 9
1970s 834,356 LSU 741,015 LSU 912,304 LSU 10
1980s 956,582 LSU 808,964 LSU 1.08 million LSU 10
1990s 1.21 million LSU 1.07 million LSU 1.36 million LSU 10
2000s 1.50 million LSU 1.40 million LSU 1.61 million LSU 10
2010s 1.81 million LSU 1.67 million LSU 1.96 million LSU 10
2020s 2.09 million LSU 2.03 million LSU 2.14 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 9 China 730,000 LSU compare
  2. 9 China, mainland 730,000 LSU compare
  3. 9 Türkiye 37,352 LSU compare
  4. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 26,550 LSU compare
  5. 11 Niger 596,746 LSU compare
  6. 11 Polynesia 3,500 LSU compare
  7. 12 Egypt 503,742 LSU compare
  8. 12 Republic of Moldova 798.5 LSU compare
  9. 13 Burkina Faso 484,931 LSU compare
  10. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 LSU compare
  11. 14 Morocco 445,720 LSU compare
  12. 15 Nigeria 407,174 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is asses — stocks in Western Africa?
Asses — stocks in Western Africa was 2.14 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest asses — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.14 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest asses — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 706,567 LSU in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for asses — stocks?
Western Africa ranks 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is asses — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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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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
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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.