What is major livestock types — stocks in Middle Africa?

Major livestock types — stocks in Middle Africa was 53.23 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 53.23 million LSU in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 6.19 million LSU in 1961.

How does Middle Africa rank for major livestock types — stocks?

Middle Africa ranks 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Middle Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Middle Africa 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 Middle Africa

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

Middle Africa: Major livestock types — Stocks was 53.23 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

53.23 million LSU

Change on year

up 5.1%

Rank

24th

of 35 groups

All-time high

53.23 million LSU

in 2023

All-time low

6.19 million LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in Middle Africa, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Middle Africa stood at 53.23 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Middle Africa peaked at 53.23 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.19 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Middle Africa 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	6.69 million LSU	6.19 million LSU	7.47 million LSU	9
1970s	8.41 million LSU	7.80 million LSU	9.52 million LSU	10
1980s	11.78 million LSU	10.12 million LSU	13.92 million LSU	10
1990s	16.49 million LSU	14.53 million LSU	19.29 million LSU	10
2000s	23.83 million LSU	20.19 million LSU	27.99 million LSU	10
2010s	36.67 million LSU	29.30 million LSU	44.28 million LSU	10
2020s	49.56 million LSU	46.15 million LSU	53.23 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

21 United Republic of Tanzania 23.22 million LSU compare
22 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22.22 million LSU compare
23 France 21.07 million LSU compare
24 Türkiye 20.61 million LSU compare
25 Kenya 20.60 million LSU compare
26 Bangladesh 19.46 million LSU compare
27 Germany 17.12 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Middle Africa

Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 649,682 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 35,315 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Middle Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in Middle Africa?: Major livestock types — stocks in Middle Africa was 53.23 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?: The highest recorded value was 53.23 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 6.19 million LSU in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for major livestock types — stocks?: Middle Africa ranks 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Middle Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle Africa 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.