Major livestock types — Stocks in Gambia
Gambia: Major livestock types — Stocks was 244,951 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Gambia stood at 244,951 LSU.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Gambia peaked at 322,872 LSU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 96,700 LSU, in 1961.
Gambia ranks 145th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 96,700 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 102,620 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 110,271 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 115,400 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 121,000 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 126,987 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 132,181 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 140,564 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 147,778 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 157,229 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 164,440 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 171,020 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 174,900 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 178,940 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 183,100 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 186,180 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 188,200 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 190,350 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 192,540 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 194,905 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 197,750 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 200,750 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 201,700 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 198,750 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 207,250 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 211,400 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 218,180 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 221,786 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 227,410 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 220,671 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 232,427 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 232,736 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 235,122 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 236,004 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 235,040 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 228,369 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 233,850 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 234,534 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 236,241 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 235,221 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 225,157 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 232,294 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 276,490 LSU | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 285,420 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 290,270 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 295,750 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 304,390 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 312,764 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 320,183 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 318,587 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 291,282 LSU | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 269,376 LSU | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 290,343 LSU | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 317,168 LSU | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 322,872 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 311,382 LSU | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 281,537 LSU | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 263,423 LSU | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 251,646 LSU | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 243,958 LSU | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 245,167 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 246,552 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 244,951 LSU | -0.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 244,951 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.86 million LSU, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 244,951 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.41 million LSU, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121,500 LSU | 96,700 LSU | 147,778 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 178,690 LSU | 157,229 LSU | 192,540 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 207,988 LSU | 194,905 LSU | 227,410 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 232,499 LSU | 220,671 LSU | 236,241 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 277,794 LSU | 225,157 LSU | 320,183 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 291,762 LSU | 251,646 LSU | 322,872 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 245,157 LSU | 243,958 LSU | 246,552 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Gambia?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Gambia was 244,951 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 322,872 LSU in 2015.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,700 LSU in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Gambia ranks 145th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.