Horses — Share in total livestock in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Horses — Share in total livestock was 21.73 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Share in total livestock in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 21.73 %LSU for horses — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — share in total livestock in Sierra Leone peaked at 62.77 %LSU in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20.59 %LSU, in 2021.
Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Horses — Share in total livestock in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.98 %LSU | — |
| 1991 | 30.94 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 31.84 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 32.05 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 35.2 %LSU | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 37.39 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 39.91 %LSU | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 43.48 %LSU | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 44.76 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 47.45 %LSU | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 49.95 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 62.77 %LSU | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 60.96 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 57.2 %LSU | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 53.41 %LSU | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 48.12 %LSU | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 41.53 %LSU | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 40.44 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 35.96 %LSU | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 31.13 %LSU | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 29.22 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 27.43 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 25.9 %LSU | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 24.54 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 23.98 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 25.09 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 26.11 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 23.61 %LSU | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 22.86 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 22.35 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.75 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 20.59 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 21.89 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 21.73 %LSU | -0.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 21.73 %LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.56 %LSU, 38.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 21.73 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.25 %LSU, 86.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4 %LSU | 30.94 %LSU | 47.45 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.15 %LSU | 31.13 %LSU | 62.77 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.11 %LSU | 22.35 %LSU | 29.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.49 %LSU | 20.59 %LSU | 21.89 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 1 Kazakhstan 28.05 %LSU compare
- 1 Polynesia 9.13 %LSU compare
- 2 Mongolia 25.27 %LSU compare
- 2 Caribbean 10.17 %LSU compare
- 3 Iceland 21.88 %LSU compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 6.09 %LSU compare
- 4 Melanesia 4.45 %LSU compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.65 %LSU compare
- 5 Tonga 21.05 %LSU compare
- 6 Haiti 17.17 %LSU compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.36 %LSU compare
- 7 Cuba 16.81 %LSU compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.14 %LSU compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — share in total livestock in Sierra Leone?
- Horses — share in total livestock in Sierra Leone was 21.73 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 62.77 %LSU in 2001.
- What is the lowest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.59 %LSU in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for horses — share in total livestock?
- Sierra Leone ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — share in total livestock rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.