Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Chad
Chad: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 18.82 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Chad recorded 18.82 million LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Chad peaked at 18.82 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million LSU, in 1974.
That places Chad 15th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Chad, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.06 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 2.10 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 2.12 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 2.15 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 2.19 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 2.25 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 2.28 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 2.31 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 2.25 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 2.25 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.25 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.35 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 2.00 million LSU | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 1.49 million LSU | -25.8% |
| 1975 | 1.62 million LSU | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 1.66 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.74 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 1.84 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 1.93 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 2.04 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 2.15 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 2.26 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 2.38 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.50 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 2.64 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 2.78 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 2.93 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 3.08 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 3.24 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 3.42 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 3.60 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 3.79 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 3.99 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 4.20 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 4.42 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 4.66 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.91 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 5.17 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 5.44 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 5.73 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 6.03 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 6.35 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.69 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 7.05 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 7.42 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 7.81 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 8.23 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 8.67 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 9.13 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 9.61 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 10.12 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 10.66 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 11.22 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 11.82 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 12.45 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 13.11 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 13.80 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 14.53 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 15.31 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 16.12 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 16.64 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 17.88 million LSU | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 18.82 million LSU | +5.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 18.82 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.35 million LSU, 8.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 18.82 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 15.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -25.8% | 2.00 million LSU | 1.49 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 million LSU | 2.06 million LSU | 2.31 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.91 million LSU | 1.49 million LSU | 2.35 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.60 million LSU | 2.04 million LSU | 3.24 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.36 million LSU | 3.42 million LSU | 5.44 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.31 million LSU | 5.73 million LSU | 9.13 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.26 million LSU | 9.61 million LSU | 15.31 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.37 million LSU | 16.12 million LSU | 18.82 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 916,234 LSU compare
- 12 Mexico 25.63 million LSU compare
- 13 Sudan (former) 20.68 million LSU compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 593,557 LSU compare
- 14 Colombia 20.44 million LSU compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 372,711 LSU compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 251,474 LSU compare
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.60 million LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 240,266 LSU compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 60,618 LSU compare
- 17 Sudan 15.35 million LSU compare
- 18 France 15.13 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 36,675 LSU compare
More environment data for Chad
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % 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 5 % 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 — stocks in Chad?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Chad was 18.82 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 18.82 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million LSU in 1974.
- How does Chad rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Chad ranks 15th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. 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.