Horses — Share in total livestock in Cameroon
Cameroon: Horses — Share in total livestock was 0.16 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Share in total livestock in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — share in total livestock in Cameroon stood at 0.16 %LSU.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — share in total livestock in Cameroon peaked at 1.93 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1 %LSU, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 135th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Share in total livestock in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.88 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.93 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 1.91 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 1.91 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.69 %LSU | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 1.68 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 1.71 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.67 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.54 %LSU | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 1.28 %LSU | -16.9% |
| 1971 | 1.08 %LSU | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.98 %LSU | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.87 %LSU | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7 %LSU | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 0.53 %LSU | -24.3% |
| 1976 | 0.45 %LSU | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 0.37 %LSU | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 0.33 %LSU | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.32 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3 %LSU | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4 %LSU | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 0.41 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.44 %LSU | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.43 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.35 %LSU | -18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.29 %LSU | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 0.25 %LSU | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.21 %LSU | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 0.21 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.22 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.22 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.22 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.22 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.22 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.22 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.22 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.21 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.21 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.19 %LSU | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.19 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.19 %LSU | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 %LSU | -47.4% |
| 2005 | 0.11 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.12 %LSU | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.16 %LSU | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.18 %LSU | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.21 %LSU | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.19 %LSU | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.18 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.19 %LSU | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.18 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.19 %LSU | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.18 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.19 %LSU | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.17 %LSU | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.16 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.16 %LSU | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.16 %LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.54 %LSU, 30% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.16 %LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.25 %LSU, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Share in total livestock in Cameroon 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -47.4% | 0.19 %LSU | 0.1 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.77 %LSU | 1.54 %LSU | 1.93 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.691 %LSU | 0.32 %LSU | 1.28 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.329 %LSU | 0.21 %LSU | 0.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.216 %LSU | 0.2 %LSU | 0.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.165 %LSU | 0.1 %LSU | 0.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.191 %LSU | 0.18 %LSU | 0.2 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.17 %LSU | 0.16 %LSU | 0.19 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — share in total livestock in Cameroon?
- Horses — share in total livestock in Cameroon was 0.16 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 %LSU in 1962.
- What is the lowest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 %LSU in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for horses — share in total livestock?
- Cameroon ranks 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — share in total livestock rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Share in total livestock. 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.