Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia
Zambia: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.14 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia is 0.14 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia peaked at 0.15 LSU/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.04 LSU/ha, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 171st of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, 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 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 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 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.14 LSU/ha | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0411 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.057 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.071 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.081 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.082 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.116 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1375 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 170 Niue 0.15 LSU/ha compare
- 171 South Africa 0.14 LSU/ha compare
- 173 Bulgaria 0.13 LSU/ha compare
- 173 Equatorial Guinea 0.13 LSU/ha compare
- 173 Australia and New Zealand 0.13 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Zambia was 0.14 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.15 LSU/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Zambia ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.