Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 35.61 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Nigeria is 35.61 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Nigeria peaked at 72.41 %LSU in 1967 and was at its lowest, 35.61 %LSU, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 137th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.83 %LSU | 70.92 %LSU | 72.41 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.24 %LSU | 65.84 %LSU | 71.6 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.96 %LSU | 54.9 %LSU | 64.94 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.1 %LSU | 45.42 %LSU | 54.1 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.17 %LSU | 39.09 %LSU | 44.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.13 %LSU | 37.12 %LSU | 40.61 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.95 %LSU | 35.61 %LSU | 36.55 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 134 Saint Lucia 36.45 %LSU compare
- 135 Republic of Korea 36.09 %LSU compare
- 136 Spain 36.08 %LSU compare
- 138 Fiji 35.42 %LSU compare
- 139 Albania 34.65 %LSU compare
- 140 Micronesia 34.54 %LSU compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 43,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 13,147 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,365 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,451 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2,057 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 68,007 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 57,973 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Nigeria?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Nigeria was 35.61 %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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 72.41 %LSU in 1967.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.61 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Nigeria ranks 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.