Cattle — Share in total livestock in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 32.61 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 32.61 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Sierra Leone peaked at 72.21 %LSU in 1963 and was at its lowest, 22.86 %LSU, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 134th out of 190 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.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.43 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 72 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 72.21 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 71.9 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 71.58 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 71.25 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 70.75 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 70.41 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 70.43 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 70.58 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 70.6 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 70.11 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 69.75 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 69.47 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 68.95 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 68.46 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 67.91 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 67.22 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 66.72 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 66.41 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 66.18 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 65.95 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 64.21 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 63.67 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 62.97 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 62.34 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 60.81 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 61.12 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 60.56 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 41.27 %LSU | -31.9% |
| 1991 | 41.21 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 41.11 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 41.23 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 39.46 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 37.39 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 34.21 %LSU | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 30.19 %LSU | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 29.45 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 24.98 %LSU | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 26.29 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 23.54 %LSU | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 22.86 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 24.31 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 26.06 %LSU | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 29.34 %LSU | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 35.03 %LSU | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 31.72 %LSU | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 33.85 %LSU | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 34.83 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 35.8 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 36.71 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 37.95 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 39.51 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 39.23 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 36.49 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 35.08 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 29.82 %LSU | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 29.71 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.91 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 30.76 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 34.22 %LSU | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 31.94 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 32.61 %LSU | +2.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 32.61 %LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.3 %LSU, 57% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 32.61 %LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.28 %LSU, 58% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Share in total livestock in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -31.9% | 60.56 %LSU | 41.27 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.33 %LSU | 70.41 %LSU | 72.21 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.98 %LSU | 66.72 %LSU | 70.6 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.42 %LSU | 60.56 %LSU | 66.41 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.05 %LSU | 24.98 %LSU | 41.27 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.78 %LSU | 22.86 %LSU | 35.03 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.02 %LSU | 29.71 %LSU | 39.51 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.38 %LSU | 30.76 %LSU | 34.22 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Sierra Leone?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Sierra Leone was 32.61 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 72.21 %LSU in 1963.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.86 %LSU in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Sierra Leone ranks 134th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.