Cattle — Stocks in Liberia
Liberia: Cattle — Stocks was 43,270 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle — stocks in Liberia stood at 43,270 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Liberia peaked at 44,244 An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19,000 An, in 1961.
Liberia ranks 157th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Liberia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 20,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 21,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 22,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 23,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 24,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 25,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 26,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 27,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 28,000 An | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 30,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 31,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 32,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 33,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 34,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 35,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 36,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 37,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 38,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 39,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 40,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 41,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 42,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 42,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 42,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 42,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 42,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 42,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 40,000 An | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 38,000 An | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 37,000 An | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 36,000 An | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37,000 An | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 38,000 An | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 38,500 An | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 39,000 An | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 39,500 An | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 39,800 An | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 40,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 42,000 An | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 43,000 An | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 44,244 An | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 42,932 An | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 42,639 An | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 42,494 An | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 42,353 An | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 42,269 An | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 42,917 An | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 43,028 An | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 43,147 An | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 43,270 An | +0.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 43,270 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.83 million An, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 43,270 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,000 An | 19,000 An | 27,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,400 An | 28,000 An | 38,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,200 An | 39,000 An | 42,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,300 An | 36,000 An | 38,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,850 An | 36,000 An | 39,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,896 An | 39,500 An | 44,244 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,926 An | 42,269 An | 43,270 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Liberia?
- Cattle — stocks in Liberia was 43,270 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 44,244 An in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 An in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for cattle — stocks?
- Liberia ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.