What is major livestock types — stocks in Cameroon?

Major livestock types — stocks in Cameroon was 4.94 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 5.00 million LSU in 2015.

What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million LSU in 1964.

How does Cameroon rank for major livestock types — stocks?

Cameroon ranks 67th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.

Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cameroon data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Major livestock types — Stocks in Cameroon

Name: Major livestock types — Stocks in Cameroon
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Cameroon: Major livestock types — Stocks was 4.94 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

4.94 million LSU

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

67th

of 211 countries

All-time high

5.00 million LSU

in 2015

All-time low

1.23 million LSU

in 1964

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in Cameroon, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Cameroon stood at 4.94 million LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Cameroon peaked at 5.00 million LSU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million LSU, in 1964.

That places Cameroon 67th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.37 million LSU	1.23 million LSU	1.62 million LSU	9
1970s	1.96 million LSU	1.73 million LSU	2.35 million LSU	10
1980s	2.82 million LSU	2.36 million LSU	3.37 million LSU	10
1990s	3.57 million LSU	3.46 million LSU	4.01 million LSU	10
2000s	4.34 million LSU	4.11 million LSU	4.57 million LSU	10
2010s	4.70 million LSU	4.24 million LSU	5.00 million LSU	10
2020s	4.87 million LSU	4.64 million LSU	4.97 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

64 Guinea 5.69 million LSU compare
65 Belgium-Luxembourg 5.51 million LSU compare
66 Madagascar 4.97 million LSU compare
68 Senegal 4.91 million LSU compare
69 Dominican Republic 4.87 million LSU compare
70 Ecuador 4.79 million LSU compare

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More environment data for Cameroon

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.36 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28.7 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 273.2 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.23 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20.07 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,000 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.73 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 1,767 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.21 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 6,200 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in Cameroon?: Major livestock types — stocks in Cameroon was 4.94 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 5.00 million LSU in 2015.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million LSU in 1964.
How does Cameroon rank for major livestock types — stocks?: Cameroon ranks 67th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Major livestock types — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 246 places, 14,138 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.