Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.1 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia stood at 0.1 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia peaked at 0.1 LSU/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.03 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Zambia 138th out of 190 countries 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.03 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +60.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0333 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.045 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.058 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.063 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.056 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.077 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0925 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 137 Latvia 0.11 LSU/ha compare
- 138 Afghanistan 0.1 LSU/ha compare
- 138 Greece 0.1 LSU/ha compare
- 138 Guyana 0.1 LSU/ha compare
- 138 Hungary 0.1 LSU/ha compare
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 0.1 LSU/ha compare
- 138 Australia and New Zealand 0.1 LSU/ha compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -11.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia was 0.1 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 LSU/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Zambia ranks 138th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.