Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 333,558 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 333,558 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Sierra Leone peaked at 366,514 LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75,000 LSU, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 120th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 117,500 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 125,000 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 130,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 135,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 139,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 141,500 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 143,500 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 145,500 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 148,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 150,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 152,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 154,500 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 157,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 159,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 161,500 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 164,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 166,500 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 170,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 174,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 180,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 187,500 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 175,440 LSU | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 166,500 LSU | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 166,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 166,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 166,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 166,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 166,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 166,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 166,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 174,300 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 180,100 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 185,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 175,000 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 150,000 LSU | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 125,000 LSU | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 125,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100,000 LSU | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 100,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75,000 LSU | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 75,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85,000 LSU | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 100,000 LSU | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 125,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 175,000 LSU | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 162,766 LSU | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 195,319 LSU | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 235,000 LSU | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 258,500 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 284,350 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 312,785 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 344,064 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 350,078 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 312,500 LSU | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 289,896 LSU | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 273,440 LSU | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 282,464 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 291,786 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 311,046 LSU | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 366,514 LSU | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 323,115 LSU | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 333,558 LSU | +3.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 333,558 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.35 million LSU, 14% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 333,558 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +40.0% | 125,000 LSU | 175,000 LSU |
| 2001 | -25.0% | 100,000 LSU | 75,000 LSU |
| 2005 | +25.0% | 100,000 LSU | 125,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131,889 LSU | 110,000 LSU | 145,500 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 158,250 LSU | 148,000 LSU | 170,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 171,594 LSU | 166,500 LSU | 187,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 154,740 LSU | 100,000 LSU | 185,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,808 LSU | 75,000 LSU | 235,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 299,986 LSU | 258,500 LSU | 350,078 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 333,558 LSU | 311,046 LSU | 366,514 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Sierra Leone?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Sierra Leone was 333,558 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 366,514 LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,000 LSU in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Sierra Leone ranks 120th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.