Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 42.65 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 42.65 million LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Western Africa peaked at 42.92 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.01 million LSU, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 17th of 31 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.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.01 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11.43 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 11.77 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 12.52 million LSU | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 13.31 million LSU | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 13.77 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 14.16 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 14.44 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 14.60 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 14.68 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 15.09 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 14.70 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 13.91 million LSU | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 13.73 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 14.18 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 14.66 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 14.99 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 15.47 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 16.01 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 16.77 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 17.43 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 18.02 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 17.64 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 16.52 million LSU | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 16.24 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 16.14 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 16.70 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 17.20 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 17.64 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 17.93 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 18.35 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 18.58 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 19.26 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 19.64 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 19.92 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 20.38 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 20.86 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 21.22 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 21.64 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 22.14 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 22.59 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 23.27 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 24.93 million LSU | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 25.63 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 26.29 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 27.12 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 27.70 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 28.46 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 29.40 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 29.91 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 31.86 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 32.75 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 33.69 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 34.73 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 35.76 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 36.69 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 37.70 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 38.73 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 39.79 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 39.38 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 41.66 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 42.92 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 42.65 million LSU | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.00 million LSU | 11.01 million LSU | 14.60 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.74 million LSU | 13.73 million LSU | 16.01 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.03 million LSU | 16.14 million LSU | 18.02 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.78 million LSU | 17.93 million LSU | 21.64 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.75 million LSU | 22.14 million LSU | 29.40 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.16 million LSU | 29.91 million LSU | 39.79 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.65 million LSU | 39.38 million LSU | 42.92 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 14 Colombia 20.44 million LSU compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 372,711 LSU compare
- 15 Chad 18.82 million LSU compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 251,474 LSU compare
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.60 million LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 240,266 LSU compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 60,618 LSU compare
- 17 Sudan 15.35 million LSU compare
- 18 France 15.13 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 36,675 LSU compare
- 19 Bangladesh 13.19 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 10,834 LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 10,834 LSU compare
- 20 Indonesia 12.95 million LSU compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Western Africa?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Western Africa was 42.65 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 42.92 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.01 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Western Africa ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.