Major livestock types — Stocks in Liberia
Liberia: Major livestock types — Stocks was 229,082 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Liberia stood at 229,082 LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Liberia peaked at 229,082 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54,500 LSU, in 1961.
Liberia ranks 148th of 195 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 — Stocks in Liberia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 56,900 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 59,300 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 61,700 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 64,100 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 66,700 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 69,500 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 72,100 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 74,200 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 76,400 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 79,600 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 81,800 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 84,200 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 86,400 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 88,700 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 91,200 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 93,800 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 96,900 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 100,000 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 104,100 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 109,400 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 114,900 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 120,500 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 124,400 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 128,700 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 131,600 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 135,800 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 136,000 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 133,000 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 126,000 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 122,000 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 120,500 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 120,000 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 120,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 120,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 120,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 120,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 120,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 120,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 127,000 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 130,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 132,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 135,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 137,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 140,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 150,500 LSU | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 161,994 LSU | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 174,250 LSU | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 186,777 LSU | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 201,015 LSU | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 209,300 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 212,200 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 217,400 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 217,600 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 218,785 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 218,986 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 219,713 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 220,584 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 221,501 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 223,573 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 224,728 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 227,098 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 229,082 LSU | +0.9% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 229,082 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.86 million LSU, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 229,082 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 | 64,333 LSU | 54,500 LSU | 74,200 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 87,900 LSU | 76,400 LSU | 100,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,840 LSU | 104,100 LSU | 136,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 120,850 LSU | 120,000 LSU | 126,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,452 LSU | 127,000 LSU | 186,777 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 215,708 LSU | 201,015 LSU | 221,501 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 226,120 LSU | 223,573 LSU | 229,082 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 145 Gambia 244,951 LSU compare
- 146 Estonia 240,756 LSU compare
- 147 North Macedonia 229,301 LSU compare
- 149 Brunei Darussalam 213,239 LSU compare
- 150 Fiji 206,348 LSU compare
- 151 Puerto Rico 195,970 LSU compare
More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2003)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % 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 0.261 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Liberia?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Liberia was 229,082 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 229,082 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,500 LSU in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Liberia ranks 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.