Cattle — Stocks in Kenya
Kenya: Cattle — Stocks was 10.94 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 10.94 million LSU for cattle — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Kenya peaked at 13.38 million LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.40 million LSU, in 1963.
That places Kenya 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.60 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3.68 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 3.40 million LSU | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 3.70 million LSU | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 3.75 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 3.87 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 3.87 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 3.88 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 3.90 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 4.30 million LSU | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 4.45 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 4.60 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 4.69 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 4.81 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 4.86 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 4.75 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 4.70 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.10 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 5.73 million LSU | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 5.00 million LSU | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 4.90 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 5.50 million LSU | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 6.25 million LSU | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 6.54 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 6.25 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 6.30 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 6.32 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.53 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 6.73 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 6.90 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 6.54 million LSU | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 6.50 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.50 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.50 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.39 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 5.76 million LSU | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 5.70 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 5.84 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 6.39 million LSU | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 5.72 million LSU | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 5.74 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.97 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 6.27 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 6.51 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.51 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.21 million LSU | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 8.77 million LSU | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 9.19 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 8.73 million LSU | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 8.93 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.09 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.56 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 9.07 million LSU | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 9.12 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 9.36 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.26 million LSU | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 9.17 million LSU | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 9.82 million LSU | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 10.44 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 13.38 million LSU | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 11.43 million LSU | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 10.42 million LSU | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 10.94 million LSU | +5.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 10.94 million LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63 million LSU, 6.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 10.94 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 8.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +41.2% | 6.21 million LSU | 8.77 million LSU |
| 2020 | +28.2% | 10.44 million LSU | 13.38 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.74 million LSU | 3.40 million LSU | 3.90 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.80 million LSU | 4.30 million LSU | 5.73 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.03 million LSU | 4.90 million LSU | 6.73 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.30 million LSU | 5.70 million LSU | 6.90 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.96 million LSU | 5.72 million LSU | 9.19 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.48 million LSU | 8.93 million LSU | 10.44 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.54 million LSU | 10.42 million LSU | 13.38 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 19 Bangladesh 12.43 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 10,733 LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 10,733 LSU compare
- 20 Indonesia 12.24 million LSU compare
- 21 Canada 11.29 million LSU compare
- 23 Russian Federation 10.49 million LSU compare
- 24 Nigeria 10.45 million LSU compare
- 25 Germany 9.75 million LSU compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Kenya?
- Cattle — stocks in Kenya was 10.94 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 13.38 million LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.40 million LSU in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for cattle — stocks?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.