Major livestock types — Stocks in Western Africa
Western Africa: Major livestock types — Stocks was 94.29 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 94.29 million LSU for major livestock types — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Western Africa peaked at 94.29 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.33 million LSU, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 18th out of 31 groups 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.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.33 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 18.01 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 18.72 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 19.94 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 21.29 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 22.04 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 22.77 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 23.46 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 24.04 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 24.57 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 25.17 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 24.76 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 23.33 million LSU | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 23.26 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 24.38 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 25.54 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 26.67 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 27.73 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 28.66 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 29.85 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 30.95 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 32.06 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 31.77 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 29.96 million LSU | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 30.01 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 30.86 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 31.94 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 33.10 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 34.26 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 35.20 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 35.76 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 36.29 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 37.44 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 38.47 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 39.45 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 40.83 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 42.32 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 43.75 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 45.44 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 46.91 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 48.67 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 50.37 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 52.79 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 54.41 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 55.92 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 57.38 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 59.05 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 60.50 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 62.60 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 64.33 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 67.65 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 69.74 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 71.66 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 73.54 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 75.83 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 78.55 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 81.35 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 83.89 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 86.43 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 87.19 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 90.87 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 93.68 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 94.29 million LSU | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.84 million LSU | 17.33 million LSU | 24.04 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.41 million LSU | 23.26 million LSU | 28.66 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.48 million LSU | 29.85 million LSU | 34.26 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.49 million LSU | 35.20 million LSU | 45.44 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.86 million LSU | 46.91 million LSU | 62.60 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.30 million LSU | 64.33 million LSU | 86.43 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.51 million LSU | 87.19 million LSU | 94.29 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 15 Sudan (former) 33.38 million LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 906,424 LSU compare
- 16 Nigeria 29.35 million LSU compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 721,623 LSU compare
- 17 Sudan 29.03 million LSU compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 398,976 LSU compare
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 28.08 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 116,647 LSU compare
- 19 Colombia 26.59 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 31,363 LSU compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 21,036 LSU compare
- 20 Russian Federation 25.33 million LSU compare
- 21 France 21.07 million LSU compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Western Africa?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Western Africa was 94.29 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 94.29 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.33 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Western Africa ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.