What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Zimbabwe?

Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Zimbabwe was 2.88 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 3.31 million LSU in 1977.

What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million LSU in 1966.

How does Zimbabwe rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?

Zimbabwe ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Zimbabwe 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.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Zimbabwe

Name: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Zimbabwe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Zimbabwe: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 2.88 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.88 million LSU

Change on year

up 4.0%

World rank

64th

of 206 countries

All-time high

3.31 million LSU

in 1977

All-time low

1.70 million LSU

in 1966

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 2.88 million LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.31 million LSU in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million LSU, in 1966.

Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 206 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.90 million LSU	1.70 million LSU	2.40 million LSU	9
1970s	2.92 million LSU	2.60 million LSU	3.31 million LSU	10
1980s	2.81 million LSU	2.64 million LSU	2.96 million LSU	10
1990s	2.67 million LSU	2.09 million LSU	3.20 million LSU	10
2000s	2.72 million LSU	2.49 million LSU	3.13 million LSU	10
2010s	2.78 million LSU	2.43 million LSU	3.08 million LSU	10
2020s	2.75 million LSU	2.60 million LSU	2.88 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

61 Belgium-Luxembourg 3.06 million LSU compare
62 Cameroon 2.99 million LSU compare
63 Guatemala 2.92 million LSU compare
65 Yugoslav SFR 2.73 million LSU compare
66 Republic of Korea 2.62 million LSU compare
67 Czechoslovakia 2.61 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Zimbabwe

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.36 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 218.21 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 391 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 37.54 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.12 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 14,523 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.25 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 47.1 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.63 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 4,020 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Zimbabwe?: Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Zimbabwe was 2.88 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 3.31 million LSU in 1977.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million LSU in 1966.
How does Zimbabwe rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?: Zimbabwe ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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

Indicator: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.