Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 1.33 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ethiopia stood at 1.33 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ethiopia peaked at 1.33 LSU/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.62 LSU/ha, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.62 LSU/ha | — |
| 1994 | 0.63 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.62 LSU/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.68 LSU/ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.74 LSU/ha | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.72 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.68 LSU/ha | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.73 LSU/ha | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.84 LSU/ha | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 0.79 LSU/ha | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.77 LSU/ha | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8 LSU/ha | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.84 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.91 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.96 LSU/ha | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.98 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.96 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.06 LSU/ha | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.07 LSU/ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1 LSU/ha | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.16 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.24 LSU/ha | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.32 LSU/ha | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.22 LSU/ha | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.25 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.33 LSU/ha | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6657 LSU/ha | 0.62 LSU/ha | 0.74 LSU/ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.83 LSU/ha | 0.68 LSU/ha | 0.98 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 LSU/ha | 0.96 LSU/ha | 1.24 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 LSU/ha | 1.22 LSU/ha | 1.33 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 33 Ireland 1.58 LSU/ha compare
- 34 Norway 1.41 LSU/ha compare
- 35 Luxembourg 1.36 LSU/ha compare
- 37 Switzerland 1.29 LSU/ha compare
- 38 Lebanon 1.28 LSU/ha compare
- 39 Guadeloupe 1.26 LSU/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -40.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -48.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -69.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ethiopia?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ethiopia was 1.33 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 LSU/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 LSU/ha in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.