Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 45.23 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa stood at 45.23 %LSU.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Western Africa peaked at 63.55 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 45.17 %LSU, in 2020.
That places Western Africa 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63.55 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 63.44 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 62.9 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 62.79 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 62.51 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 62.47 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 62.18 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 61.56 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 60.73 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 59.72 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 59.95 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 59.37 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 59.61 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 59.02 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 58.16 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 57.41 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 56.2 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 55.78 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 55.88 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 56.17 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 56.3 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 56.21 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 55.51 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 55.14 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 54.11 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 52.3 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 52.29 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 51.97 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 51.5 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 50.93 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 51.32 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 51.2 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.44 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 51.05 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 50.5 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 49.93 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.31 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 48.5 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 47.63 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 47.19 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 46.43 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 46.21 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 47.23 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 47.1 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 47.02 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 47.27 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 46.91 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 47.05 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 46.96 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.5 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.1 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 46.96 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.01 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.23 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.16 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 46.71 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.34 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 46.17 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 46.03 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.17 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 45.84 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 45.81 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 45.23 %LSU | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.46 %LSU | 60.73 %LSU | 63.55 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.11 %LSU | 55.78 %LSU | 59.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.15 %LSU | 51.5 %LSU | 56.3 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.18 %LSU | 47.63 %LSU | 51.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.94 %LSU | 46.21 %LSU | 47.27 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.72 %LSU | 46.03 %LSU | 47.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.51 %LSU | 45.17 %LSU | 45.84 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Western Africa?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Western Africa was 45.23 %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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.55 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.17 %LSU in 2020.
- How does Western Africa rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.