Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Gabon
Gabon: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 19,912 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Gabon stood at 19,912 LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Gabon peaked at 19,912 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,028 LSU, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 164th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Gabon, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,400 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1,650 LSU | +17.9% |
| 1963 | 1,400 LSU | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 1,500 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 1,788 LSU | +19.2% |
| 1966 | 2,000 LSU | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 2,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,600 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 1,028 LSU | -35.7% |
| 1971 | 1,648 LSU | +60.2% |
| 1972 | 2,250 LSU | +36.6% |
| 1973 | 2,000 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 1,500 LSU | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 1,250 LSU | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 1,500 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 1,550 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 1,600 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 2,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 2,350 LSU | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 2,700 LSU | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 3,100 LSU | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 2,842 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 3,109 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 5,478 LSU | +76.2% |
| 1986 | 9,260 LSU | +69.0% |
| 1987 | 10,458 LSU | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 11,807 LSU | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 13,342 LSU | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 15,438 LSU | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 17,148 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 18,412 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 18,644 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 18,750 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 19,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 18,000 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 16,500 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 17,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 17,500 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 18,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17,500 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 17,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 18,250 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 18,250 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18,500 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 18,750 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 19,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19,250 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 19,540 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 19,736 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 19,670 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 19,572 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 19,488 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 19,654 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 19,757 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 19,834 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 19,912 LSU | +0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 19,912 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 525,981 LSU, 4% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 19,912 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +76.2% | 3,109 LSU | 5,478 LSU |
| 1986 | +69.0% | 5,478 LSU | 9,260 LSU |
| 1971 | +60.2% | 1,028 LSU | 1,648 LSU |
| 1970 | -35.7% | 1,600 LSU | 1,028 LSU |
| 1972 | +36.6% | 1,648 LSU | 2,250 LSU |
| 1974 | -25.0% | 2,000 LSU | 1,500 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,704 LSU | 1,400 LSU | 2,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,633 LSU | 1,028 LSU | 2,250 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,444 LSU | 2,350 LSU | 13,342 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,639 LSU | 15,438 LSU | 19,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,850 LSU | 17,500 LSU | 18,250 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,251 LSU | 18,500 LSU | 19,736 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,790 LSU | 19,654 LSU | 19,912 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Gabon?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Gabon was 19,912 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 19,912 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,028 LSU in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Gabon ranks 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.