Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 66.93 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 66.93 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Rwanda peaked at 83.57 %LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 43.58 %LSU, in 2017.
That places Rwanda 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.15 %LSU | 70.21 %LSU | 83.57 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.02 %LSU | 68.75 %LSU | 81.15 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.81 %LSU | 61.73 %LSU | 67.52 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.63 %LSU | 51.82 %LSU | 72.83 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2 %LSU | 55.02 %LSU | 72.52 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.79 %LSU | 43.58 %LSU | 56.42 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.23 %LSU | 58.8 %LSU | 66.93 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 41 Georgia 67.81 %LSU compare
- 42 Bangladesh 67.76 %LSU compare
- 43 Uganda 67.3 %LSU compare
- 45 Zambia 66.75 %LSU compare
- 46 French Guiana 66.71 %LSU compare
- 47 Canada 66.68 %LSU compare
- 47 South Sudan 66.68 %LSU compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 8.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 166.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.92 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 124.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 28.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 511.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 64.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,162 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Rwanda?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Rwanda was 66.93 %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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 83.57 %LSU in 1966.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.58 %LSU in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Rwanda ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.