Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Somalia
Somalia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 23.2 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 23.2 %LSU.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Somalia peaked at 28.95 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20.21 %LSU, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 155th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Somalia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.95 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 28.3 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 27.36 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 26.46 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 25.88 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 25.27 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 24.76 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 24.75 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 25.37 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 24.9 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 24.09 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 23.95 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 23.83 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 22.63 %LSU | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 23.12 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 22.55 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 23.62 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 24.69 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 24.66 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 24.16 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 23.85 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 23.66 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 22.43 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 22.55 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 22.77 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 22.96 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 23.04 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 23.02 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 22.32 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 20.21 %LSU | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 20.27 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 21.32 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 24.64 %LSU | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 27.04 %LSU | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 27.32 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 27.78 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 28.25 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 26.72 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 25.62 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 25.36 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 25.48 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 25.5 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 25.47 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 25.39 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 25.47 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 26.2 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 24.86 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 24.81 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.74 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 24.73 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.86 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.75 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.73 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.74 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.64 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.48 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.33 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 24.22 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 24.15 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.16 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.63 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 23.28 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 23.2 %LSU | -0.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 23.2 %LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.3 %LSU, 40% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 23.2 %LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.28 %LSU, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.34 %LSU | 24.75 %LSU | 28.95 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.8 %LSU | 22.55 %LSU | 24.9 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.08 %LSU | 22.32 %LSU | 24.16 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.92 %LSU | 20.21 %LSU | 28.25 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.33 %LSU | 24.74 %LSU | 26.2 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.56 %LSU | 24.15 %LSU | 24.86 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.57 %LSU | 23.2 %LSU | 24.16 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 152 Mauritania 23.94 %LSU compare
- 153 Antigua and Barbuda 23.7 %LSU compare
- 154 Indonesia 23.3 %LSU compare
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 21.9 %LSU compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 20.85 %LSU compare
- 158 Tonga 19.88 %LSU compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % 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 Somalia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Somalia was 23.2 %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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.95 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.21 %LSU in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Somalia ranks 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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.