Cattle — Share in total livestock in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 75.59 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 75.59 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Madagascar peaked at 93.8 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 72.87 %LSU, in 2022.
That places Madagascar 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 93.79 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 93.8 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 93.41 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 92.92 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 93.25 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 93.29 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 93.07 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 92.65 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 92.29 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 91.54 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 90.1 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 90.37 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 90.88 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 90.95 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 90.79 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 90.87 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 91.59 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 92.02 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 90.91 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 89.96 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 88.7 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 89.41 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 90.64 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 90.17 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 89.57 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 89.22 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 89.15 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 89.25 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 89.56 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 89.22 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 89.03 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 88.85 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 88.65 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 88.44 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 88.11 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 88.1 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 88.03 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.31 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 90.16 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 91.5 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 89.53 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 88.06 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 87.54 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 87.19 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.43 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 87.24 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.1 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.95 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.64 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.47 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.28 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.1 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.22 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.83 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 84.56 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.37 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.21 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.6 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 81.49 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.08 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 75.59 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 72.87 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 75.59 %LSU | +3.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 75.59 %LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.3 %LSU, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 75.59 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.28 %LSU, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.16 %LSU | 92.29 %LSU | 93.8 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 91 %LSU | 90.1 %LSU | 92.02 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.56 %LSU | 88.7 %LSU | 90.64 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.79 %LSU | 88.03 %LSU | 90.16 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.92 %LSU | 86.64 %LSU | 91.5 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.61 %LSU | 81.49 %LSU | 86.47 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.78 %LSU | 72.87 %LSU | 79.08 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 11 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.85 %LSU compare
- 12 Namibia 76.57 %LSU compare
- 12 Micronesia 34.22 %LSU compare
- 13 Costa Rica 76.47 %LSU compare
- 14 Polynesia 31.44 %LSU compare
- 15 New Zealand 75.56 %LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 26.51 %LSU compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 25.27 %LSU compare
- 16 Eswatini 74.4 %LSU compare
- 17 Viet Nam 24.34 %LSU compare
- 17 Australia and New Zealand 74.28 %LSU compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Madagascar?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Madagascar was 75.59 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8 %LSU in 1962.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.87 %LSU in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Madagascar ranks 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.