Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.29 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 0.29 LSU/ha for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.29 LSU/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.13 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 11th out of 31 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.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.13 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.14 LSU/ha | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.15 LSU/ha | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.16 LSU/ha | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.16 LSU/ha | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.17 LSU/ha | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.27 LSU/ha | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1322 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.145 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.156 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.166 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 0.18 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.188 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.241 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 0.27 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2775 LSU/ha | 0.27 LSU/ha | 0.29 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 8 Luxembourg 1.24 LSU/ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 0.3 LSU/ha compare
- 9 Nepal 1.05 LSU/ha compare
- 9 Polynesia 0.28 LSU/ha compare
- 10 Guadeloupe 1.03 LSU/ha compare
- 10 Malta 1.03 LSU/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.2 LSU/ha compare
- 12 Ethiopia 0.92 LSU/ha compare
- 12 Switzerland 0.92 LSU/ha compare
- 14 Costa Rica 0.91 LSU/ha compare
- 14 Micronesia 0.16 LSU/ha compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -10.52 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Eastern Africa?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Eastern Africa was 0.29 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 LSU/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.