Major livestock types — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Major livestock types — Stocks was 315.21 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 315.21 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 315.21 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.68 million LSU, in 1961.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 31 groups 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 89.68 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 91.47 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 92.73 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 94.63 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 97.36 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 97.77 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 100.00 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 101.91 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 104.08 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 105.72 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 107.00 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 107.52 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 107.11 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 107.47 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 109.44 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 111.04 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 114.59 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 118.11 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 120.92 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 120.99 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 122.52 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 125.58 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 127.12 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 124.54 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 126.62 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 129.90 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 129.82 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 133.43 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 137.67 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 141.21 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 140.52 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 141.64 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 134.38 million LSU | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 136.28 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 139.64 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 141.90 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 146.32 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 150.98 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 156.74 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 157.17 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 161.03 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 166.41 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 169.69 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 173.54 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 179.45 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 182.59 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 195.62 million LSU | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 203.20 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 207.83 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 214.14 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 220.25 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 236.30 million LSU | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 241.70 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 247.83 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 255.09 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 262.92 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 267.45 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 276.42 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 289.40 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 298.63 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 299.38 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 305.49 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 315.21 million LSU | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.63 million LSU | 89.68 million LSU | 104.08 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 110.89 million LSU | 105.72 million LSU | 120.92 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 127.82 million LSU | 120.99 million LSU | 137.67 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 142.96 million LSU | 134.38 million LSU | 156.74 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 179.65 million LSU | 157.17 million LSU | 207.83 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 251.15 million LSU | 214.14 million LSU | 289.40 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 304.68 million LSU | 298.63 million LSU | 315.21 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 6 Türkiye 20.61 million LSU compare
- 6 USSR 113.93 million LSU compare
- 7 Pakistan 84.08 million LSU compare
- 7 Viet Nam 16.91 million LSU compare
- 8 Indonesia 55.58 million LSU compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 14.45 million LSU compare
- 9 Ethiopia 51.17 million LSU compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12.47 million LSU compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 47.76 million LSU compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.25 million LSU compare
- 11 Mexico 45.33 million LSU compare
- 12 Argentina 43.94 million LSU compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 2.88 million LSU compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 704,021 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Sub-Saharan Africa was 315.21 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 315.21 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.68 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.