Cattle — Stocks in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Cattle — Stocks was 96.10 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Eastern Africa is 96.10 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Eastern Africa peaked at 96.10 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.53 million LSU, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.53 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 34.02 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 34.11 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 34.60 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 35.64 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 35.92 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 36.67 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 37.12 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 37.88 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 38.58 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 38.84 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 39.27 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 40.02 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 40.49 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 40.57 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 40.52 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 41.23 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 42.58 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 43.10 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 42.08 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 42.28 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 43.44 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 44.54 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 43.80 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 44.97 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 46.50 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 44.27 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 44.69 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 46.08 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 47.18 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 46.23 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 47.14 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 43.45 million LSU | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 43.65 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 45.03 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 44.72 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 45.97 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 47.79 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 50.26 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 48.35 million LSU | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 49.03 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 51.36 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 51.15 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 51.23 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 53.23 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 54.74 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 59.47 million LSU | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 62.91 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 64.30 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 66.42 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 67.10 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 76.14 million LSU | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 77.39 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 78.90 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 80.70 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 83.09 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 82.92 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.44 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 89.09 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 95.13 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 91.85 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 92.19 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.10 million LSU | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.50 million LSU | 33.53 million LSU | 37.88 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.52 million LSU | 38.58 million LSU | 43.10 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.27 million LSU | 42.08 million LSU | 46.50 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.14 million LSU | 43.45 million LSU | 50.26 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.58 million LSU | 48.35 million LSU | 64.30 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.72 million LSU | 66.42 million LSU | 89.09 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.82 million LSU | 91.85 million LSU | 96.10 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 9 Ethiopia 35.45 million LSU compare
- 9 Viet Nam 4.12 million LSU compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.84 million LSU compare
- 10 Pakistan 27.73 million LSU compare
- 11 Australia 26.89 million LSU compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.65 million LSU compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 916,234 LSU compare
- 12 Mexico 25.63 million LSU compare
- 13 Sudan (former) 20.68 million LSU compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 589,006 LSU compare
- 14 Colombia 20.44 million LSU compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 372,711 LSU compare
- 15 Chad 18.82 million LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 240,266 LSU compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Eastern Africa?
- Cattle — stocks in Eastern Africa was 96.10 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 96.10 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.53 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for cattle — stocks?
- Eastern Africa ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.