Major livestock types — Stocks in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Major livestock types — Stocks was 51.17 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — stocks in Ethiopia is 51.17 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Ethiopia peaked at 51.17 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.04 million LSU, in 1995.
That places Ethiopia 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.07 million LSU | — |
| 1994 | 19.09 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 19.04 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 19.86 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 20.66 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 22.40 million LSU | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 21.98 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 20.68 million LSU | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 22.27 million LSU | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 25.68 million LSU | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 25.03 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 25.44 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 26.80 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 28.81 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 31.99 million LSU | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 33.13 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 34.16 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 35.90 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 35.02 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 36.29 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 37.63 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 39.07 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 39.90 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 41.14 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 42.10 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 43.87 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 47.52 million LSU | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 50.90 million LSU | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 47.38 million LSU | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 48.17 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 51.17 million LSU | +6.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 51.17 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.86 million LSU, 10.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 51.17 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.41 million LSU, 15.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.30 million LSU | 19.04 million LSU | 22.40 million LSU | 7 |
| 2000s | 27.40 million LSU | 20.68 million LSU | 34.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.84 million LSU | 35.02 million LSU | 47.52 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.40 million LSU | 47.38 million LSU | 51.17 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 6 Türkiye 20.61 million LSU compare
- 6 USSR 113.93 million LSU
- 7 Pakistan 84.08 million LSU compare
- 7 Viet Nam 16.91 million LSU compare
- 8 Indonesia 55.58 million LSU compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 14.45 million LSU compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12.47 million LSU compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 47.76 million LSU compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.25 million LSU compare
- 11 Mexico 45.33 million LSU compare
- 12 Argentina 43.94 million LSU compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 2.88 million LSU compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % 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 Ethiopia?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Ethiopia was 51.17 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.17 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.04 million LSU in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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 — 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.