Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Namibia
Namibia: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.06 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Namibia, 1961–2023
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 Namibia stood at 0.06 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Namibia peaked at 0.06 LSU/ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.03 LSU/ha, in 1983.
That places Namibia 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Namibia, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.04 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0422 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.048 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0475 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 188 Gabon 0.06 LSU/ha compare
- 190 Mozambique 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 191 Kazakhstan 0.04 LSU/ha compare
- 191 Saudi Arabia 0.04 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -22.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -29.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.2 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 6.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Namibia?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Namibia was 0.06 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 LSU/ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1983.
- How does Namibia rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Namibia ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.