Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Namibia
Namibia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 76.57 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Namibia stood at 76.57 %LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Namibia peaked at 76.57 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.91 %LSU, in 1975.
That places Namibia 15th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Namibia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.79 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 69.2 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 67.68 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 67.52 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 67.35 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 67.49 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 68.04 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 68.4 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 68.75 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 69.11 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 69.44 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 69.76 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 70.12 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 72.72 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 58.91 %LSU | -19.0% |
| 1976 | 64.22 %LSU | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 63.06 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 63.61 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 64.61 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 63.92 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 65.53 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 67.67 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 68.97 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 67.14 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 66.76 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 66.77 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 64.43 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 65.04 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 63.87 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 63.91 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 64.85 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 67.32 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 67.23 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 66.51 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 67.25 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 66.7 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 66.81 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 69.36 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 69.12 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 69.28 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 70.55 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 66.08 %LSU | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 65.2 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 66.2 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 72.46 %LSU | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 66.58 %LSU | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 66.76 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.98 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 67.31 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 65.81 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 64.88 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 70.49 %LSU | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 71.83 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 74.32 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 72.95 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 76.02 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 74.4 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 74.39 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.47 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.4 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.57 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 73.59 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 76.57 %LSU | +4.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 76.57 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.62 %LSU, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 76.57 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.28 %LSU, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.14 %LSU | 67.35 %LSU | 69.2 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.56 %LSU | 58.91 %LSU | 72.72 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.01 %LSU | 63.87 %LSU | 68.97 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.91 %LSU | 63.91 %LSU | 69.36 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.84 %LSU | 65.2 %LSU | 72.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.96 %LSU | 64.88 %LSU | 76.02 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.03 %LSU | 73.59 %LSU | 76.57 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 12 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
- 13 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
- 13 Micronesia 34.54 %LSU compare
- 14 Cambodia 76.68 %LSU compare
- 14 Viet Nam 33.18 %LSU compare
- 15 Polynesia 31.44 %LSU compare
- 16 Costa Rica 76.47 %LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 26.51 %LSU compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 25.27 %LSU compare
- 17 Madagascar 75.59 %LSU compare
- 18 New Zealand 75.56 %LSU compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 20.6 %LSU compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Namibia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Namibia was 76.57 %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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.57 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.91 %LSU in 1975.
- How does Namibia rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Namibia ranks 15th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.