Cattle — Share in total livestock in South Africa
South Africa: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 63.77 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle — Share in total livestock in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 63.77 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in South Africa peaked at 68.58 %LSU in 1979 and was at its lowest, 57.38 %LSU, in 1966.
South Africa ranks 46th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.77 %LSU | 57.38 %LSU | 63.23 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.78 %LSU | 62.35 %LSU | 68.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.83 %LSU | 65.01 %LSU | 67.54 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.95 %LSU | 63.26 %LSU | 64.78 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.45 %LSU | 63.24 %LSU | 66.02 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 64 %LSU | 62.92 %LSU | 65.11 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.67 %LSU | 63.55 %LSU | 63.77 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 43 Cook Islands 2.45 %LSU compare
- 43 Tajikistan 65.55 %LSU compare
- 44 Armenia 64.38 %LSU compare
- 45 Bangladesh 63.86 %LSU compare
- 47 Dominica 63.32 %LSU compare
- 48 Portugal 63.2 %LSU compare
- 49 Congo 63.03 %LSU compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 2.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 30,837 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 7,586 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 272,220 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 385,631 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 516,696 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in South Africa?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in South Africa was 63.77 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 68.58 %LSU in 1979.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.38 %LSU in 1966.
- How does South Africa rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- South Africa ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South 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.