Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 2.29 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 2.29 million LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Zambia peaked at 2.35 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 633,500 LSU, in 1964.
Zambia ranks 66th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 641,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 635,500 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 635,000 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 633,500 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 651,000 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 662,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 703,500 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 716,500 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 773,500 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 787,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 810,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 834,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 852,936 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 860,705 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 896,992 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.00 million LSU | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 1.04 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.06 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.11 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.09 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.16 million LSU | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 1.23 million LSU | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million LSU | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.11 million LSU | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 1.23 million LSU | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 1.26 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.30 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.32 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.34 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.44 million LSU | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.49 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.50 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.40 million LSU | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.30 million LSU | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million LSU | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 1.10 million LSU | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.35 million LSU | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 1.37 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.45 million LSU | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.31 million LSU | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 1.35 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million LSU | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.19 million LSU | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million LSU | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million LSU | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million LSU | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 1.16 million LSU | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.52 million LSU | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 1.55 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million LSU | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 1.96 million LSU | +54.4% |
| 2013 | 2.01 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.04 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.97 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.90 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.86 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.86 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.96 million LSU | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.91 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.05 million LSU | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 2.35 million LSU | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 2.29 million LSU | -2.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 2.29 million LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.69 million LSU, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 2.29 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +54.4% | 1.27 million LSU | 1.96 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 672,444 LSU | 633,500 LSU | 773,500 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 926,027 LSU | 787,000 LSU | 1.11 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million LSU | 1.09 million LSU | 1.34 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million LSU | 1.10 million LSU | 1.50 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million LSU | 1.16 million LSU | 1.52 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 million LSU | 1.27 million LSU | 2.04 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 million LSU | 1.91 million LSU | 2.35 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Zambia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Zambia was 2.29 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 633,500 LSU in 1964.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Zambia ranks 66th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.