Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 1.20 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mozambique stood at 1.20 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mozambique peaked at 1.20 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 361,100 LSU, in 2001.
That places Mozambique 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 475,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 500,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 500,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 525,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 550,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 567,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 567,537 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 592,077 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 611,923 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 629,914 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 669,119 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 631,211 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 677,806 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 701,500 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 711,064 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 662,888 LSU | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 675,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 685,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 690,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 700,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 710,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 675,000 LSU | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 640,000 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 660,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 665,000 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 550,000 LSU | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 500,000 LSU | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 500,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 475,000 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 460,000 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 450,000 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 475,000 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 500,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 475,000 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 450,000 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 460,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 440,000 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 425,000 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 400,000 LSU | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 390,000 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 361,100 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 436,000 LSU | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 480,500 LSU | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 553,080 LSU | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 621,500 LSU | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 526,500 LSU | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 654,000 LSU | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 679,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 638,522 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 638,522 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 697,716 LSU | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 770,500 LSU | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 840,000 LSU | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 899,000 LSU | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 841,008 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 930,673 LSU | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 975,668 LSU | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million LSU | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million LSU | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.16 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million LSU | +3.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.20 million LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.35 million LSU, 51% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.20 million LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 543,171 LSU | 475,000 LSU | 611,923 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 673,350 LSU | 629,914 LSU | 711,064 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 607,500 LSU | 475,000 LSU | 710,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 453,500 LSU | 400,000 LSU | 500,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 534,020 LSU | 361,100 LSU | 679,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 883,914 LSU | 638,522 LSU | 1.19 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million LSU | 1.09 million LSU | 1.20 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % 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 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mozambique?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mozambique was 1.20 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,100 LSU in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Mozambique ranks 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.