Cattle — Share in total livestock in Benin
Benin: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 55.64 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — share in total livestock in Benin stood at 55.64 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Benin peaked at 69.06 %LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 45.13 %LSU, in 1985.
That places Benin 83rd 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 — Share in total livestock in Benin, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.52 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 48.51 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 47.71 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 47.6 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 49.69 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 53.61 %LSU | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 52.59 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 53.71 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 53.94 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 52.66 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 53.05 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 54.65 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 52.94 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 50.67 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 53.62 %LSU | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 51.69 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 51.21 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 50.7 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 49.97 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 51.22 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 51.02 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 50.09 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 47.37 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 46.67 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 45.13 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 49.21 %LSU | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 49.9 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 53.8 %LSU | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 54.66 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 60.89 %LSU | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 61.05 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 63.07 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 62.67 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 63.49 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 60.03 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 63.23 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 65.07 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 67.92 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 69.06 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 68.15 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 62.61 %LSU | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 62.31 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 61.47 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 62.14 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 61.09 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 62.74 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 62.68 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 67.9 %LSU | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 67.63 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.57 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 67.53 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.48 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 67.43 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.37 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.32 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.27 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.21 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.15 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.1 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 54.3 %LSU | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 53.48 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 54.7 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 55.64 %LSU | +1.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 55.64 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.58 %LSU, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 55.64 %LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.28 %LSU, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.65 %LSU | 47.6 %LSU | 53.94 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 52.12 %LSU | 49.97 %LSU | 54.65 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.91 %LSU | 45.13 %LSU | 54.66 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.65 %LSU | 60.03 %LSU | 69.06 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.87 %LSU | 61.09 %LSU | 68.15 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.34 %LSU | 67.1 %LSU | 67.57 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.53 %LSU | 53.48 %LSU | 55.64 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 81 Azerbaijan 56.42 %LSU compare
- 82 Afghanistan 56.09 %LSU compare
- 84 Belgium-Luxembourg 55.49 %LSU compare
- 85 Ecuador 54.39 %LSU compare
- 86 Comoros 54.17 %LSU compare
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Benin?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Benin was 55.64 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 69.06 %LSU in 1999.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.13 %LSU in 1985.
- How does Benin rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Benin ranks 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.