Equidae — Share in total livestock in Niger

Niger: Equidae — Share in total livestock was 5.11 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5.11 %LSU
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
41st
of 174 countries
All-time high
11.3 %LSU
in 1974
All-time low
4.98 %LSU
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Equidae — Share in total livestock in Niger, 1961–2023

02.557.51012.5196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, equidae — share in total livestock in Niger stood at 5.11 %LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equidae — share in total livestock in Niger peaked at 11.3 %LSU in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.98 %LSU, in 2022.

Niger ranks 41st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Equidae — Share in total livestock in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Equidae — Share in total livestock in Niger, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 5.23 %LSU —
1962 5.21 %LSU -0.4%
1963 5.43 %LSU +4.2%
1964 5.47 %LSU +0.7%
1965 5.59 %LSU +2.2%
1966 5.77 %LSU +3.2%
1967 5.79 %LSU +0.3%
1968 5.97 %LSU +3.1%
1969 6.29 %LSU +5.4%
1970 6.38 %LSU +1.4%
1971 8.97 %LSU +40.6%
1972 8.79 %LSU -2.0%
1973 10.06 %LSU +14.4%
1974 11.3 %LSU +12.3%
1975 10.99 %LSU -2.7%
1976 10.91 %LSU -0.7%
1977 11.04 %LSU +1.2%
1978 10.87 %LSU -1.5%
1979 10.64 %LSU -2.1%
1980 10.45 %LSU -1.8%
1981 10.25 %LSU -1.9%
1982 9.91 %LSU -3.3%
1983 9.82 %LSU -0.9%
1984 8.89 %LSU -9.5%
1985 8.26 %LSU -7.1%
1986 11.14 %LSU +34.9%
1987 10.94 %LSU -1.8%
1988 10.74 %LSU -1.8%
1989 10.54 %LSU -1.9%
1990 10.34 %LSU -1.9%
1991 10.14 %LSU -1.9%
1992 9.94 %LSU -2.0%
1993 9.74 %LSU -2.0%
1994 9.54 %LSU -2.1%
1995 9.34 %LSU -2.1%
1996 9.15 %LSU -2.0%
1997 8.95 %LSU -2.2%
1998 8.76 %LSU -2.1%
1999 8.57 %LSU -2.2%
2000 8.38 %LSU -2.2%
2001 8.19 %LSU -2.3%
2002 8 %LSU -2.3%
2003 7.81 %LSU -2.4%
2004 7.63 %LSU -2.3%
2005 7.45 %LSU -2.4%
2006 7.28 %LSU -2.3%
2007 7.1 %LSU -2.5%
2008 6.93 %LSU -2.4%
2009 6.71 %LSU -3.2%
2010 6.89 %LSU +2.7%
2011 6.71 %LSU -2.6%
2012 6.54 %LSU -2.5%
2013 6.38 %LSU -2.4%
2014 6.21 %LSU -2.7%
2015 6.05 %LSU -2.6%
2016 5.89 %LSU -2.6%
2017 5.73 %LSU -2.7%
2018 5.57 %LSU -2.8%
2019 5.42 %LSU -2.7%
2020 5.27 %LSU -2.8%
2021 5.12 %LSU -2.8%
2022 4.98 %LSU -2.7%
2023 5.11 %LSU +2.6%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 5.11 %LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.91 %LSU, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 5.11 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.48 %LSU, 3.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Equidae — Share in total livestock in Niger 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.

YearChange FromTo
1971 +40.6% 6.38 %LSU 8.97 %LSU
1986 +34.9% 8.26 %LSU 11.14 %LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.64 %LSU 5.21 %LSU 6.29 %LSU 9
1970s 10 %LSU 6.38 %LSU 11.3 %LSU 10
1980s 10.09 %LSU 8.26 %LSU 11.14 %LSU 10
1990s 9.45 %LSU 8.57 %LSU 10.34 %LSU 10
2000s 7.55 %LSU 6.71 %LSU 8.38 %LSU 10
2010s 6.14 %LSU 5.42 %LSU 6.89 %LSU 10
2020s 5.12 %LSU 4.98 %LSU 5.27 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 38 Chile 5.53 %LSU compare
  2. 39 Zimbabwe 5.33 %LSU compare
  3. 40 Honduras 5.19 %LSU compare
  4. 42 Iraq 5.05 %LSU compare
  5. 43 Mali 4.71 %LSU compare
  6. 44 Barbados 4.64 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equidae — share in total livestock in Niger?
Equidae — share in total livestock in Niger was 5.11 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest equidae — share in total livestock recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 11.3 %LSU in 1974.
What is the lowest equidae — share in total livestock recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 4.98 %LSU in 2022.
How does Niger rank for equidae — share in total livestock?
Niger ranks 41st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is equidae — share in total livestock rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Equidae — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equidae — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,474 data points, 1961–2023
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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.