Cattle — Share in total livestock in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 63.89 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Africa is 63.89 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Africa peaked at 69.18 %LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 62.98 %LSU, in 2019.
That places Eastern Africa 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.49 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 68.37 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 67.93 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 67.75 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 67.96 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 67.64 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 67.55 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 67.42 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 67.71 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 67.95 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 67.76 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 67.89 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 68.12 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 68.43 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 67.9 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 67.61 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 67.24 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 67.17 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 67.39 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 67.37 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 66.7 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 66.76 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 66.84 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 66.46 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 66.21 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 66.66 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 65.04 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 64.14 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 64.34 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 65.04 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 65.17 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 66.06 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 68.44 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 68.02 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 68.47 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 67.96 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 68.13 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 68.47 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 69.18 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 68.4 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 67.95 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 67.83 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 67.45 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 66.21 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.4 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.26 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 65.23 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 65.32 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 65.88 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 65.94 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 65.72 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 66.56 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 66.08 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 65.81 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.89 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.7 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.07 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 64.5 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 62.98 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 64 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.92 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 64.09 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 63.89 %LSU | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.87 %LSU | 67.42 %LSU | 68.49 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.75 %LSU | 67.17 %LSU | 68.43 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.05 %LSU | 64.14 %LSU | 67.37 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.49 %LSU | 65.04 %LSU | 69.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.79 %LSU | 65.23 %LSU | 68.4 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.42 %LSU | 62.98 %LSU | 66.56 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.98 %LSU | 63.89 %LSU | 64.09 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 5 Nicaragua 86.29 %LSU compare
- 5 Türkiye 55.79 %LSU compare
- 6 Uruguay 85.65 %LSU compare
- 7 Brazil 82.74 %LSU compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 51.02 %LSU compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.49 %LSU compare
- 8 Guadeloupe 81.85 %LSU compare
- 9 Guinea 77.66 %LSU compare
- 10 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 39.32 %LSU compare
- 11 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.85 %LSU compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Africa?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Africa was 63.89 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.18 %LSU in 1999.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.98 %LSU in 2019.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern 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.