Equidae — Stocks in Western Africa

Western Africa: Equidae — Stocks was 3.22 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.22 million LSU
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
20th
of 35 groups
All-time high
3.22 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
1.02 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Equidae — Stocks in Western Africa, 1961–2023

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 3.22 million LSU for equidae — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equidae — stocks in Western Africa peaked at 3.22 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million LSU, in 1961.

Western Africa ranks 20th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.15 million LSU 1.02 million LSU 1.26 million LSU 9
1970s 1.30 million LSU 1.16 million LSU 1.39 million LSU 10
1980s 1.40 million LSU 1.22 million LSU 1.53 million LSU 10
1990s 1.89 million LSU 1.69 million LSU 2.12 million LSU 10
2000s 2.35 million LSU 2.18 million LSU 2.52 million LSU 10
2010s 2.80 million LSU 2.62 million LSU 3.01 million LSU 10
2020s 3.16 million LSU 3.08 million LSU 3.22 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 17 Peru 998,298 LSU compare
  2. 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 925,306 LSU compare
  3. 19 Russian Federation 854,478 LSU compare
  4. 20 Afghanistan 780,775 LSU compare
  5. 21 Morocco 744,234 LSU compare
  6. 22 Niger 727,181 LSU compare
  7. 23 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 697,569 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is equidae — stocks in Western Africa?
Equidae — stocks in Western Africa was 3.22 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest equidae — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3.22 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest equidae — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million LSU in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for equidae — stocks?
Western Africa ranks 20th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is equidae — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 Equidae — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Equidae — Stocks
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
Last refreshed

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.