Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 66.75 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 66.75 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Zambia peaked at 89.58 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 62.06 %LSU, in 2011.
That places Zambia 44th out of 188 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 | 87.85 %LSU | 83.82 %LSU | 89.58 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.43 %LSU | 78.62 %LSU | 85.08 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.85 %LSU | 79.64 %LSU | 85.38 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.25 %LSU | 74.87 %LSU | 83.91 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.64 %LSU | 63.11 %LSU | 72.74 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8 %LSU | 62.06 %LSU | 69.78 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.95 %LSU | 63.93 %LSU | 67.87 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 41 Bangladesh 67.76 %LSU compare
- 42 Uganda 67.3 %LSU compare
- 43 Rwanda 66.93 %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 Zambia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 952 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 292 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 128 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 86 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 52,192 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 51,634 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 16,320 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Zambia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Zambia was 66.75 %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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.58 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.06 %LSU in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Zambia ranks 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.