Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 27.93 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Middle Africa is 27.93 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Middle Africa peaked at 27.93 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.32 million LSU, in 1961.
That places Middle Africa 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.70 million LSU | 4.32 million LSU | 5.23 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.68 million LSU | 5.15 million LSU | 6.38 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.93 million LSU | 6.88 million LSU | 9.08 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.45 million LSU | 9.39 million LSU | 12.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.43 million LSU | 12.73 million LSU | 16.28 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.37 million LSU | 16.78 million LSU | 23.81 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.25 million LSU | 24.81 million LSU | 27.93 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 649,682 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 35,315 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Middle Africa?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Middle Africa was 27.93 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.93 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Middle Africa ranks 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.