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 43rd out of 190 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.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.21 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 71.11 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 75.72 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 77.93 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 79.2 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 83.57 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 81.57 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 82.07 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 81.97 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 81.1 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 81.15 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 80.81 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 78.08 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 78.55 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 75.74 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 73.49 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 71.64 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 70.87 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 68.75 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 67.52 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 64.69 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 65.05 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 65.84 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 66.93 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 66.19 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 65.27 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 63.11 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 61.73 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 61.73 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 61.52 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 60.6 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 57.85 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 54.86 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 51.82 %LSU | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 68.62 %LSU | +32.4% |
| 1996 | 66.54 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 70.36 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 72.83 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 71.32 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 71.03 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 72.52 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 69.42 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 72 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 65.95 %LSU | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 61.01 %LSU | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 60.81 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 57.91 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 56.32 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 55.02 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 56.42 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 50.27 %LSU | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 48.91 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 48.53 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 50.62 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 49.48 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 45.97 %LSU | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 43.58 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 49.73 %LSU | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 54.34 %LSU | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 61.21 %LSU | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 58.8 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 65.96 %LSU | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 66.93 %LSU | +1.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 66.93 %LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.3 %LSU, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 66.93 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.28 %LSU, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +32.4% | 51.82 %LSU | 68.62 %LSU |
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
- 40 Georgia 67.81 %LSU compare
- 41 Bangladesh 67.76 %LSU compare
- 42 Uganda 67.3 %LSU compare
- 44 Zambia 66.75 %LSU compare
- 45 French Guiana 66.71 %LSU compare
- 46 Canada 66.68 %LSU compare
- 46 South Sudan 66.68 %LSU compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (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 43rd out of 190 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.