Cattle — Share in total livestock in Kenya
Kenya: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 53.11 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 53.11 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Kenya peaked at 79.13 %LSU in 1974 and was at its lowest, 50.51 %LSU, in 2019.
That places Kenya 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 74.01 %LSU | 72.94 %LSU | 75.07 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.17 %LSU | 73.94 %LSU | 79.13 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.5 %LSU | 70.83 %LSU | 76.2 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.79 %LSU | 67.41 %LSU | 71.14 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.53 %LSU | 55.08 %LSU | 68.57 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.51 %LSU | 50.51 %LSU | 60.43 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.98 %LSU | 53.11 %LSU | 56.97 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Kenya?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Kenya was 53.11 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 79.13 %LSU in 1974.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.51 %LSU in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Kenya ranks 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.