Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Burundi
Burundi: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 43.15 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 43.15 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Burundi peaked at 79.26 %LSU in 1964 and was at its lowest, 41.73 %LSU, in 2021.
That places Burundi 111th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Burundi, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 74.17 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 76.02 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 77.43 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 79.26 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 78.69 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 77.1 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 78.49 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 77.46 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 78.06 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 78.42 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 77.54 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 76.45 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 76.27 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 75.45 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 75.21 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 74.55 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 76.54 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 77.15 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 76.57 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 68.35 %LSU | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 59.14 %LSU | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 59.82 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 55.76 %LSU | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 55.56 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 55.2 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 60.48 %LSU | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 56.63 %LSU | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 54.97 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 54.97 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 52.92 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 56.22 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 55.7 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 54.99 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 54.54 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 55.1 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 54.92 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 55.23 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 60.26 %LSU | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 52.32 %LSU | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 51.4 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 50.51 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 49.89 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 52.92 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 51.26 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 50.72 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 49.91 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 53.15 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 48.42 %LSU | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 51.07 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 48.86 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 48.52 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 43.4 %LSU | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 45.39 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 49.55 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 49.58 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.46 %LSU | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 48.81 %LSU | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 49.49 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 48.58 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 42.15 %LSU | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 41.73 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 41.73 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.15 %LSU | +3.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 43.15 %LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.3 %LSU, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 43.15 %LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.28 %LSU, 77% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.41 %LSU | 74.17 %LSU | 79.26 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.41 %LSU | 74.55 %LSU | 78.42 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.09 %LSU | 54.97 %LSU | 68.35 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.22 %LSU | 52.32 %LSU | 60.26 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.92 %LSU | 48.42 %LSU | 53.15 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.56 %LSU | 43.4 %LSU | 49.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.19 %LSU | 41.73 %LSU | 43.15 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 108 Poland 45.37 %LSU compare
- 109 Peru 44.71 %LSU compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 44.56 %LSU compare
- 112 Thailand 42.7 %LSU compare
- 113 Philippines 42.45 %LSU compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 41.53 %LSU compare
More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Burundi?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Burundi was 43.15 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 79.26 %LSU in 1964.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.73 %LSU in 2021.
- How does Burundi rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Burundi ranks 111th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. 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.