Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 35.45 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 35.45 million LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ethiopia peaked at 35.45 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.72 million LSU, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 10th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.72 million LSU | — |
| 1994 | 14.72 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.91 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 15.60 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 16.31 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 17.69 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 17.55 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 16.54 million LSU | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 17.69 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 20.32 million LSU | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 19.50 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 19.37 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 20.20 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 21.56 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 23.79 million LSU | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 24.50 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 25.44 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 26.69 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 26.06 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 27.00 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 27.51 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 28.35 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 28.91 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 29.74 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 30.20 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 30.76 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 32.68 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 35.15 million LSU | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 33.13 million LSU | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 33.79 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 35.45 million LSU | +4.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 35.45 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.35 million LSU, 15.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 35.45 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 28.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.93 million LSU | 14.72 million LSU | 17.69 million LSU | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.89 million LSU | 16.54 million LSU | 25.44 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.79 million LSU | 26.06 million LSU | 32.68 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.38 million LSU | 33.13 million LSU | 35.45 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.77 million LSU compare
- 7 Pakistan 50.21 million LSU compare
- 8 Argentina 37.97 million LSU compare
- 9 Viet Nam 5.61 million LSU compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 35.48 million LSU compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.95 million LSU compare
- 11 Australia 26.89 million LSU compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.50 million LSU compare
- 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
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ethiopia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ethiopia was 35.45 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.45 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.72 million LSU in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.