Major livestock types — Stocks in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Major livestock types — Stocks was 1.02 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Major livestock types — Stocks in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — stocks in Sierra Leone is 1.02 million LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.07 million LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 154,000 LSU, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 126th out of 211 countries 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 | 185,022 LSU | 154,000 LSU | 206,600 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 229,696 LSU | 209,700 LSU | 254,800 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 270,567 LSU | 261,500 LSU | 284,300 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 428,249 LSU | 400,400 LSU | 468,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 445,099 LSU | 318,627 LSU | 674,612 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 861,028 LSU | 722,073 LSU | 975,412 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million LSU | 1.01 million LSU | 1.07 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.64 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 29.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 12 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 55.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 203.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 39.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,584 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Sierra Leone?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Sierra Leone was 1.02 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Sierra Leone ranks 126th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.