Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Gambia
Gambia: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.22 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Gambia is 0.22 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Gambia peaked at 0.43 LSU/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.14 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Gambia 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Gambia, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.14 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.24 LSU/ha | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.25 LSU/ha | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.42 LSU/ha | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.37 LSU/ha | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.35 LSU/ha | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.29 LSU/ha | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.27 LSU/ha | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.25 LSU/ha | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.22 LSU/ha | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1822 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.247 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 0.26 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.257 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 0.28 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.28 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.385 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 0.43 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.32 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 0.37 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Gambia?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Gambia was 0.22 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 LSU/ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Gambia ranks 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.