Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Uganda
Uganda: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 7.62 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 7.62 million LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Uganda peaked at 7.62 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million LSU, in 1962.
Uganda ranks 34th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Uganda, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.81 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.69 million LSU | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 1.73 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 1.73 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.75 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.75 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.81 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 1.84 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.99 million LSU | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 2.14 million LSU | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 2.11 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.24 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 2.31 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.39 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.43 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.49 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 2.46 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.62 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 2.62 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.39 million LSU | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 2.37 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.41 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.44 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 2.50 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.50 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.60 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.95 million LSU | -24.9% |
| 1988 | 2.13 million LSU | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 2.21 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 2.46 million LSU | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 2.56 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 2.60 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 2.69 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.55 million LSU | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 2.62 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.65 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.73 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.83 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.91 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.98 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.07 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.16 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.26 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.28 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.38 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.49 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.59 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.70 million LSU | +58.8% |
| 2009 | 5.88 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.05 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.23 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.40 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 6.49 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.81 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 7.02 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 7.18 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.09 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.29 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.39 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.46 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.54 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.57 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.62 million LSU | +0.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7.62 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.35 million LSU, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7.62 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +58.8% | 3.59 million LSU | 5.70 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 million LSU | 1.69 million LSU | 1.99 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.38 million LSU | 2.11 million LSU | 2.62 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.35 million LSU | 1.95 million LSU | 2.60 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.66 million LSU | 2.46 million LSU | 2.91 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.78 million LSU | 2.98 million LSU | 5.88 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.80 million LSU | 6.05 million LSU | 7.39 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.55 million LSU | 7.46 million LSU | 7.62 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 31 Cabo Verde 14,857 LSU compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 8.49 million LSU compare
- 32 Myanmar 8.47 million LSU compare
- 33 Uruguay 8.31 million LSU compare
- 35 South Sudan 7.07 million LSU compare
- 36 Mali 6.82 million LSU compare
- 37 Ireland 5.87 million LSU compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °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 1.23 % 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 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Uganda?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Uganda was 7.62 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.62 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million LSU in 1962.
- How does Uganda rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Uganda ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.