Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.48 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Republic of Tanzania, 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 United Republic of Tanzania is 0.48 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 0.48 LSU/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.16 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places United Republic of Tanzania 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.16 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +18.8% |
| 1966 | 0.17 LSU/ha | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 LSU/ha | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.25 LSU/ha | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1711 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.193 LSU/ha | 0.18 LSU/ha | 0.21 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.205 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.214 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.253 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 0.26 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.338 LSU/ha | 0.26 LSU/ha | 0.41 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.455 LSU/ha | 0.43 LSU/ha | 0.48 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 1 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.01 LSU/ha compare
- 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.15 LSU/ha compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.72 LSU/ha compare
- 2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.87 LSU/ha compare
- 3 Republic of Korea 1.67 LSU/ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.54 LSU/ha compare
- 4 Belgium 1.49 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Ireland 1.4 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 0.46 LSU/ha compare
- 6 Bangladesh 1.32 LSU/ha compare
- 7 Luxembourg 1.24 LSU/ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 0.33 LSU/ha compare
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- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 23.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 26.75 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Republic of Tanzania was 0.48 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 United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 LSU/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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.