Cattle — Stocks in Benin
Benin: Cattle — Stocks was 1.26 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Stocks in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Benin is 1.26 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Benin peaked at 1.26 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 160,804 LSU, in 1961.
Benin ranks 95th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 222,493 LSU | 160,804 LSU | 282,835 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 338,580 LSU | 283,200 LSU | 377,472 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 449,936 LSU | 414,495 LSU | 480,750 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 613,862 LSU | 540,000 LSU | 719,070 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 870,811 LSU | 770,324 LSU | 977,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million LSU | 1.00 million LSU | 1.26 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million LSU | 968,802 LSU | 1.26 million LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.56 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.33 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.31 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 668.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 74.95 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,646 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Benin?
- Cattle — stocks in Benin was 1.26 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,804 LSU in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for cattle — stocks?
- Benin ranks 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. 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.