Cattle — Stocks in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cattle — Stocks was 720,856 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 720,856 LSU for cattle — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Rwanda peaked at 804,250 LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 210,000 LSU, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 102nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 210,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 221,500 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 250,190 LSU | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 258,150 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 260,700 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 307,361 LSU | +17.9% |
| 1967 | 341,052 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 312,576 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 337,762 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 354,677 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 374,078 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 371,256 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 369,951 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 352,674 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 343,406 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 318,820 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 314,366 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 323,603 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 315,676 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 317,160 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 305,314 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 313,308 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 323,545 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 314,072 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 325,012 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 307,115 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 291,350 LSU | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 289,615 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 297,030 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 290,906 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 300,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 275,000 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 250,000 LSU | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 226,914 LSU | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 232,586 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 250,000 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 285,000 LSU | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 328,568 LSU | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 374,488 LSU | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 366,062 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 407,949 LSU | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 407,725 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 495,848 LSU | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 501,860 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 503,286 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 561,090 LSU | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 573,576 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 597,448 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 609,259 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 667,410 LSU | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 571,616 LSU | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 567,570 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 566,116 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 582,692 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 674,896 LSU | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 607,122 LSU | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 583,094 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 646,884 LSU | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 702,896 LSU | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 804,250 LSU | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 749,615 LSU | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 712,090 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 720,856 LSU | +1.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 720,856 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.35 million LSU, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 720,856 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 58% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 277,699 LSU | 210,000 LSU | 341,052 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 343,851 LSU | 314,366 LSU | 374,078 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 308,352 LSU | 289,615 LSU | 325,012 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 281,346 LSU | 226,914 LSU | 374,488 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 502,410 LSU | 366,062 LSU | 609,259 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 617,030 LSU | 566,116 LSU | 702,896 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 746,703 LSU | 712,090 LSU | 804,250 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Rwanda?
- Cattle — stocks in Rwanda was 720,856 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 804,250 LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for cattle — stocks?
- Rwanda ranks 102nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.