Equidae — Share in total livestock in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Equidae — Share in total livestock was 7.76 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7.76 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
7th
of 39 groups
All-time high
12.61 %LSU
in 1962
All-time low
3.79 %LSU
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Equidae — Share in total livestock in Northern Africa, 1961–2023

4681012196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for equidae — share in total livestock in Northern Africa is 7.76 %LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equidae — share in total livestock in Northern Africa peaked at 12.61 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 3.79 %LSU, in 2010.

Northern Africa ranks 7th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.68 %LSU 9.16 %LSU 12.61 %LSU 9
1970s 9.2 %LSU 9.03 %LSU 9.35 %LSU 10
1980s 7.68 %LSU 7.3 %LSU 8.45 %LSU 10
1990s 7.36 %LSU 6.33 %LSU 8.26 %LSU 10
2000s 5.8 %LSU 4.87 %LSU 6.29 %LSU 10
2010s 7.14 %LSU 3.79 %LSU 8.14 %LSU 10
2020s 7.83 %LSU 7.76 %LSU 7.93 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 4 Iceland 21.88 %LSU compare
  2. 5 Sierra Leone 21.73 %LSU compare
  3. 6 Tonga 21.05 %LSU compare
  4. 7 Cuba 17.42 %LSU compare
  5. 8 Kyrgyzstan 17.19 %LSU compare
  6. 9 Ethiopia PDR 16.97 %LSU compare
  7. 10 Mexico 15.08 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is equidae — share in total livestock in Northern Africa?
Equidae — share in total livestock in Northern Africa was 7.76 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest equidae — share in total livestock recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 12.61 %LSU in 1962.
What is the lowest equidae — share in total livestock recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3.79 %LSU in 2010.
How does Northern Africa rank for equidae — share in total livestock?
Northern Africa ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
Is equidae — share in total livestock rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Africa 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.