Cattle — Share in total livestock in Africa
Africa: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 53.83 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Africa recorded 53.83 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Africa peaked at 62.42 %LSU in 1963 and was at its lowest, 53.83 %LSU, in 2023.
Africa ranks 20th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.93 %LSU | 61.3 %LSU | 62.42 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.64 %LSU | 61.16 %LSU | 62.06 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.03 %LSU | 58.48 %LSU | 61.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.18 %LSU | 57.84 %LSU | 58.96 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.7 %LSU | 56.23 %LSU | 57.49 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.35 %LSU | 53.97 %LSU | 56.26 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.95 %LSU | 53.83 %LSU | 54.21 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 27.50 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 652,409 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 38.75 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.32 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 15.37 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Africa?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Africa was 53.83 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.42 %LSU in 1963.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.83 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Africa rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Africa ranks 20th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Share in total livestock. 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.