Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Somalia
Somalia: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Somalia stood at 0.05 LSU/ha.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Somalia peaked at 0.06 LSU/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.04 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Somalia 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.043 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.051 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.054 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.057 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.055 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.78 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -95.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Somalia?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Somalia was 0.05 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 LSU/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Somalia ranks 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.