Major livestock types — Stocks in Mozambique
Mozambique: Major livestock types — Stocks was 2.09 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 2.09 million LSU for major livestock types — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Mozambique peaked at 2.37 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 601,850 LSU, in 1961.
Mozambique ranks 97th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 601,850 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 632,122 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 637,189 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 668,134 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 699,724 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 726,810 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 749,248 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 795,547 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 822,704 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 864,658 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 915,193 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 881,782 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 933,838 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 954,800 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 949,834 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 899,278 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 924,900 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 947,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 970,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.00 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.02 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.00 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 984,200 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.02 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 983,900 LSU | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 974,000 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.02 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.04 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.08 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million LSU | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.23 million LSU | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 1.30 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 1.33 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.44 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.45 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.49 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.48 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.63 million LSU | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 1.45 million LSU | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 1.52 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.40 million LSU | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.52 million LSU | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 1.62 million LSU | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million LSU | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million LSU | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1.68 million LSU | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million LSU | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.64 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.79 million LSU | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 1.84 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.97 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.66 million LSU | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million LSU | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million LSU | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 2.06 million LSU | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 1.96 million LSU | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.98 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.09 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.37 million LSU | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 2.09 million LSU | -11.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 2.09 million LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.86 million LSU, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 2.09 million LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.41 million LSU, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 703,703 LSU | 601,850 LSU | 822,704 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 924,228 LSU | 864,658 LSU | 970,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million LSU | 974,000 LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million LSU | 1.08 million LSU | 1.49 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million LSU | 1.40 million LSU | 1.68 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 million LSU | 1.57 million LSU | 2.06 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 million LSU | 1.98 million LSU | 2.37 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 94 Benin 2.27 million LSU compare
- 95 Portugal 2.18 million LSU compare
- 96 Kyrgyzstan 2.13 million LSU compare
- 98 Costa Rica 2.01 million LSU compare
- 99 Switzerland 1.93 million LSU compare
- 100 Serbia and Montenegro 1.90 million LSU compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % 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 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Mozambique?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Mozambique was 2.09 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 601,850 LSU in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Mozambique ranks 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.