Buffalo — Stocks in Africa
Africa: Buffalo — Stocks was 1.01 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Buffalo — Stocks in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, buffalo — stocks in Africa stood at 1.01 million LSU.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — stocks in Africa peaked at 2.92 million LSU in 2012 and was at its lowest, 943,600 LSU, in 2020.
Africa ranks 8th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Buffalo — Stocks in Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.05 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.07 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 1.09 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 1.11 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.13 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.15 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.17 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.36 million LSU | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 1.38 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.41 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.44 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.47 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1.49 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.52 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.54 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.56 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.59 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.64 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.62 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.64 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.66 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.68 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.63 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.69 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.70 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.71 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.72 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.72 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.78 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.03 million LSU | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 1.77 million LSU | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 1.78 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.80 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.04 million LSU | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 2.11 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.03 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 2.17 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 2.20 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.33 million LSU | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 2.47 million LSU | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 2.47 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.60 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.64 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.69 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.72 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.76 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.87 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.84 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.69 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 2.67 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.79 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.92 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.74 million LSU | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.76 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.59 million LSU | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.41 million LSU | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 2.40 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.41 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 998,900 LSU | -58.6% |
| 2020 | 943,600 LSU | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 999,600 LSU | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.10 million LSU | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million LSU | -7.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo — Stocks in 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -58.6% | 2.41 million LSU | 998,900 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 million LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 1.38 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.53 million LSU | 1.41 million LSU | 1.64 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 million LSU | 1.63 million LSU | 1.78 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 million LSU | 1.77 million LSU | 2.33 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 million LSU | 2.47 million LSU | 2.87 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 million LSU | 998,900 LSU | 2.92 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million LSU | 943,600 LSU | 1.10 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 5 Philippines 1.94 million LSU compare
- 5 Türkiye 113,224 LSU compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 112,000 LSU compare
- 6 Nepal 1.54 million LSU compare
- 7 Myanmar 1.45 million LSU compare
- 8 Egypt 1.01 million LSU compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 94,587 LSU compare
- 9 Bangladesh 758,000 LSU compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 4,551 LSU compare
- 10 Indonesia 711,617 LSU compare
- 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 100.8 LSU compare
- 10 Micronesia 100.8 LSU compare
- 11 Thailand 622,842 LSU compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Wood charcoal — Production 38.75 million t (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is buffalo — stocks in Africa?
- Buffalo — stocks in Africa was 1.01 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — stocks recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 million LSU in 2012.
- What is the lowest buffalo — stocks recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 943,600 LSU in 2020.
- How does Africa rank for buffalo — stocks?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
- Is buffalo — stocks rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Buffalo — 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.