Cattle — Share in total livestock in Somalia

Somalia: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 23.2 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
23.2 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
165th
of 206 countries
All-time high
28.95 %LSU
in 1961
All-time low
20.21 %LSU
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Somalia, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 23.2 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Somalia peaked at 28.95 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20.21 %LSU, in 1990.

Somalia ranks 165th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.34 %LSU 24.75 %LSU 28.95 %LSU 9
1970s 23.8 %LSU 22.55 %LSU 24.9 %LSU 10
1980s 23.08 %LSU 22.32 %LSU 24.16 %LSU 10
1990s 24.92 %LSU 20.21 %LSU 28.25 %LSU 10
2000s 25.33 %LSU 24.74 %LSU 26.2 %LSU 10
2010s 24.56 %LSU 24.15 %LSU 24.86 %LSU 10
2020s 23.57 %LSU 23.2 %LSU 24.16 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 162 Viet Nam 24.34 %LSU compare
  2. 163 Mauritania 23.94 %LSU compare
  3. 164 Antigua and Barbuda 23.7 %LSU compare
  4. 166 Indonesia 22.02 %LSU compare
  5. 167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 21.9 %LSU compare
  6. 168 Equatorial Guinea 20.85 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Somalia?
Cattle — share in total livestock in Somalia was 23.2 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 28.95 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.21 %LSU in 1990.
How does Somalia rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
Somalia ranks 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia 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

Indicator
Cattle — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.