Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Niger
Niger: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.18 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Niger is 0.18 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Niger peaked at 0.19 LSU/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.04 LSU/ha, in 1973.
Niger ranks 107th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.06 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -42.9% |
| 1974 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.18 LSU/ha | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0644 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.059 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.058 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.088 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.129 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.18 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 104 Chile 0.19 LSU/ha compare
- 104 Comoros 0.19 LSU/ha compare
- 104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.19 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Armenia 0.18 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.18 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Iraq 0.18 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Malawi 0.18 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Singapore 0.18 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Zimbabwe 0.18 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 925 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 590 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 570.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 38.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Niger?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Niger was 0.18 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 LSU/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Niger ranks 107th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.