Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 22.40 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Africa stood at 22.40 million LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Africa peaked at 30.80 million LSU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.34 million LSU, in 1962.
Northern Africa ranks 25th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.20 million LSU | 8.34 million LSU | 12.50 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.10 million LSU | 12.74 million LSU | 15.52 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.75 million LSU | 16.00 million LSU | 17.90 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.14 million LSU | 18.30 million LSU | 26.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.30 million LSU | 27.11 million LSU | 30.80 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.22 million LSU | 22.85 million LSU | 30.79 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.47 million LSU | 22.26 million LSU | 22.76 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 218,215 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 43,364 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Africa?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Africa was 22.40 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.80 million LSU in 2008.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.34 million LSU in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Northern Africa ranks 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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.