Cattle — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 52.47 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — share in total livestock in Middle Africa stood at 52.47 %LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Middle Africa peaked at 70.6 %LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 52.47 %LSU, in 2023.
Middle Africa ranks 6th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.83 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 70.22 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 70.44 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 70.15 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 70.45 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 70.6 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 70.48 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 70.11 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 69.96 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 69.71 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 69.99 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 68.5 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 67.7 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 66.05 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 67.35 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 66.77 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 66.45 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 66.38 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 66.96 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 68.05 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 68.4 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 68.41 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 68.49 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 67.96 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 68.05 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 67.18 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 66.83 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 66.01 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 65.24 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 64.62 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 64.72 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 64.3 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 63.7 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 63.11 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 63 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 62.79 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 62.71 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 62.31 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.03 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 63.08 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 62.21 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 61.52 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 61.18 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 60.87 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 60.82 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 60.45 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 60.04 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 58.59 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 58.14 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.27 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 57.14 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.43 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.2 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.63 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 54.88 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 54.66 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.26 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.05 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 53.79 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 53.75 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 52.77 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 52.97 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 52.47 %LSU | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.25 %LSU | 69.83 %LSU | 70.6 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.59 %LSU | 66.05 %LSU | 69.99 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.46 %LSU | 65.24 %LSU | 68.49 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.43 %LSU | 62.31 %LSU | 64.72 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.69 %LSU | 58.14 %LSU | 63.08 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.73 %LSU | 53.79 %LSU | 57.43 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.99 %LSU | 52.47 %LSU | 53.75 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 62.29 %LSU compare
- 3 Ireland 89 %LSU compare
- 4 Argentina 86.42 %LSU compare
- 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
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Middle Africa?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Middle Africa was 52.47 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6 %LSU in 1966.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.47 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Middle Africa rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Middle Africa ranks 6th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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.