Major livestock types — Stocks in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Major livestock types — Stocks was 17.26 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 17.26 million LSU for major livestock types — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Southern Africa peaked at 19.90 million LSU in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.80 million LSU, in 1966.
That places Southern Africa 24th out of 44 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.78 million LSU | 15.80 million LSU | 17.46 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.25 million LSU | 16.28 million LSU | 18.78 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.51 million LSU | 16.72 million LSU | 18.57 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.58 million LSU | 17.72 million LSU | 19.35 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.12 million LSU | 18.69 million LSU | 19.64 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.73 million LSU | 17.24 million LSU | 19.90 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.96 million LSU | 16.60 million LSU | 17.34 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 21 France 21.07 million LSU compare
- 22 Kenya 20.60 million LSU compare
- 23 Bangladesh 19.46 million LSU compare
- 24 Germany 17.12 million LSU compare
- 25 Canada 16.94 million LSU compare
- 26 Spain 15.71 million LSU compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.22 million LSU compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 114,334 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Southern Africa?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Southern Africa was 17.26 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.90 million LSU in 2012.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.80 million LSU in 1966.
- How does Southern Africa rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th out of 44 regions with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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
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.