What is cattle — stocks in Western Africa?

Cattle — stocks in Western Africa was 42.65 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Western Africa?

The highest recorded value was 42.92 million LSU in 2022.

What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Western Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 11.01 million LSU in 1961.

How does Western Africa rank for cattle — stocks?

Western Africa ranks 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Western 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.

Cattle — Stocks in Western Africa

Name: Cattle — Stocks in Western Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Western Africa: Cattle — Stocks was 42.65 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

42.65 million LSU

Change on year

down 0.6%

Rank

19th

of 35 groups

All-time high

42.92 million LSU

in 2022

All-time low

11.01 million LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Stocks in Western Africa, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, cattle — stocks in Western Africa stood at 42.65 million LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Western Africa peaked at 42.92 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.01 million LSU, in 1961.

Western Africa ranks 19th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	13.00 million LSU	11.01 million LSU	14.60 million LSU	9
1970s	14.74 million LSU	13.73 million LSU	16.01 million LSU	10
1980s	17.03 million LSU	16.14 million LSU	18.02 million LSU	10
1990s	19.78 million LSU	17.93 million LSU	21.64 million LSU	10
2000s	25.75 million LSU	22.14 million LSU	29.40 million LSU	10
2010s	35.16 million LSU	29.91 million LSU	39.79 million LSU	10
2020s	41.65 million LSU	39.38 million LSU	42.92 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

16 Chad 18.82 million LSU compare
17 Ethiopia PDR 18.60 million LSU compare
18 Sudan 15.35 million LSU compare
19 France 15.13 million LSU compare
20 Bangladesh 12.43 million LSU compare
21 Indonesia 12.24 million LSU compare
22 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.57 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Western Africa

Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 99,061 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — stocks in Western Africa?: Cattle — stocks in Western Africa was 42.65 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Western Africa?: The highest recorded value was 42.92 million LSU in 2022.
What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Western Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 11.01 million LSU in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for cattle — stocks?: Western Africa ranks 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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.

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About this data

Indicator: Cattle — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.