Major livestock types — Stocks in Eswatini
Eswatini: Major livestock types — Stocks was 344,858 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 344,858 LSU for major livestock types — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Eswatini peaked at 440,572 LSU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 282,225 LSU, in 1966.
Eswatini ranks 142nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 305,225 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 311,065 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 303,694 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 312,931 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 290,999 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 282,225 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 290,973 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 295,559 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 309,020 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 325,716 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 328,392 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 336,037 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 345,166 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 345,795 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 354,542 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 358,015 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 360,128 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 365,744 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 376,913 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 376,154 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 377,426 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 371,998 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 374,054 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 355,771 LSU | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 368,572 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 376,975 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 371,752 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 367,178 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 391,505 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 410,249 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 426,645 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 440,572 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 369,167 LSU | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 378,739 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 387,751 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 395,825 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 391,119 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 372,050 LSU | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 365,873 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 362,758 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 321,920 LSU | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 323,815 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 356,311 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 369,216 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 370,382 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 353,064 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 363,365 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 363,607 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 372,242 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 391,094 LSU | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 394,260 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 398,945 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 392,850 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 386,944 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 379,104 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 343,794 LSU | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 334,435 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 331,997 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 352,612 LSU | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 365,930 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 366,403 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 347,961 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 344,858 LSU | -0.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 344,858 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.80 million LSU, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 344,858 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.41 million LSU, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 300,188 LSU | 282,225 LSU | 312,931 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 349,645 LSU | 325,716 LSU | 376,913 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 373,138 LSU | 355,771 LSU | 391,505 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 393,799 LSU | 365,873 LSU | 440,572 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 355,668 LSU | 321,920 LSU | 372,242 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 370,604 LSU | 331,997 LSU | 398,945 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 356,288 LSU | 344,858 LSU | 366,403 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Eswatini?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Eswatini was 344,858 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 440,572 LSU in 1992.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 282,225 LSU in 1966.
- How does Eswatini rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Eswatini ranks 142nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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
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.