Cattle — Share in total livestock in Algeria

Algeria: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 17.22 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.22 %LSU
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
160th
of 190 countries
All-time high
29.44 %LSU
in 1983
All-time low
16.79 %LSU
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Algeria, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cattle — share in total livestock in Algeria stood at 17.22 %LSU.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Algeria peaked at 29.44 %LSU in 1983 and was at its lowest, 16.79 %LSU, in 2021.

That places Algeria 160th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Share in total livestock in Algeria, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 26.16 %LSU —
1962 27.66 %LSU +5.7%
1963 27.95 %LSU +1.0%
1964 26.12 %LSU -6.5%
1965 25.16 %LSU -3.7%
1966 27.74 %LSU +10.3%
1967 26.99 %LSU -2.7%
1968 27.2 %LSU +0.8%
1969 27.32 %LSU +0.4%
1970 27.25 %LSU -0.3%
1971 27.56 %LSU +1.1%
1972 26.37 %LSU -4.3%
1973 26.1 %LSU -1.0%
1974 26.28 %LSU +0.7%
1975 27.23 %LSU +3.6%
1976 28.07 %LSU +3.1%
1977 28.68 %LSU +2.2%
1978 29.33 %LSU +2.3%
1979 29.23 %LSU -0.3%
1980 28.29 %LSU -3.2%
1981 27.8 %LSU -1.7%
1982 28.61 %LSU +2.9%
1983 29.44 %LSU +2.9%
1984 25.48 %LSU -13.5%
1985 25.75 %LSU +1.1%
1986 24.75 %LSU -3.9%
1987 25.21 %LSU +1.9%
1988 25.6 %LSU +1.5%
1989 24.57 %LSU -4.0%
1990 23.97 %LSU -2.4%
1991 23.12 %LSU -3.5%
1992 23.02 %LSU -0.4%
1993 22.25 %LSU -3.3%
1994 21.71 %LSU -2.4%
1995 21.13 %LSU -2.7%
1996 21.7 %LSU +2.7%
1997 21.53 %LSU -0.8%
1998 20.27 %LSU -5.9%
1999 24.25 %LSU +19.6%
2000 24.33 %LSU +0.3%
2001 24.59 %LSU +1.1%
2002 22.94 %LSU -6.7%
2003 23.01 %LSU +0.3%
2004 23.14 %LSU +0.6%
2005 22.5 %LSU -2.8%
2006 22.18 %LSU -1.4%
2007 22.29 %LSU +0.5%
2008 22.5 %LSU +0.9%
2009 22.19 %LSU -1.4%
2010 22.06 %LSU -0.6%
2011 21.93 %LSU -0.6%
2012 21.81 %LSU -0.5%
2013 21.74 %LSU -0.3%
2014 21.7 %LSU -0.2%
2015 22.17 %LSU +2.2%
2016 21.24 %LSU -4.2%
2017 19.33 %LSU -9.0%
2018 18.35 %LSU -5.1%
2019 18.21 %LSU -0.8%
2020 17.1 %LSU -6.1%
2021 16.79 %LSU -1.8%
2022 16.86 %LSU +0.4%
2023 17.22 %LSU +2.1%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 17.22 %LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.91 %LSU, 44% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 17.22 %LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.22 %LSU, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.92 %LSU 25.16 %LSU 27.95 %LSU 9
1970s 27.61 %LSU 26.1 %LSU 29.33 %LSU 10
1980s 26.55 %LSU 24.57 %LSU 29.44 %LSU 10
1990s 22.29 %LSU 20.27 %LSU 24.25 %LSU 10
2000s 22.97 %LSU 22.18 %LSU 24.59 %LSU 10
2010s 20.85 %LSU 18.21 %LSU 22.17 %LSU 10
2020s 16.99 %LSU 16.79 %LSU 17.22 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 157 China, mainland 17.93 %LSU compare
  2. 158 China 17.8 %LSU compare
  3. 159 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.28 %LSU compare
  4. 161 Guyana 17.14 %LSU compare
  5. 162 Palestine 16.34 %LSU compare
  6. 163 Tunisia 16.23 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Algeria?
Cattle — share in total livestock in Algeria was 17.22 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 29.44 %LSU in 1983.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 16.79 %LSU in 2021.
How does Algeria rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
Algeria ranks 160th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria 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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Indicator
Cattle — Share in total livestock
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
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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.