|
Region and ecological zone |
Area |
% of subregion |
Cattle density (head/km2) |
Total cattle population |
% of cattle in subregion |
|
|
Central Africa |
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|
|
Desert |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
|
Arid |
30.0 |
0.7 |
16.6 |
496.4 |
6.3 |
|
|
Semi-arid |
77.4 |
1.9 |
8.5 |
656.4 |
8.3 |
|
|
Subhumid |
847.9 |
20.8 |
3.4 |
2 841.2 |
36.0 |
|
|
Humid |
3 039.2 |
74.4 |
1.2 |
3 542.5 |
44.8 |
|
|
Highland |
91.6 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
364.3 |
4.6 |
|
Sub-total |
4 086.1 |
100.0 |
|
7 900.8 |
100.0 |
|
|
East Africa |
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|
|
Desert |
1 013.9 |
16.4 |
5.5 |
5 576.6 |
5.6 |
|
|
Arid |
2 217.5 |
36.0 |
8.3 |
18 405.0 |
18.3 |
|
|
Semi-arid |
1 106.5 |
17.9 |
19.9 |
22 019.5 |
21.9 |
|
|
Subhumid |
988.3 |
16.0 |
15.7 |
15 516.2 |
15.5 |
|
|
Humid |
100.3 |
1.6 |
11.9 |
1 192.9 |
1.2 |
|
|
Highland (Ethiopia etc.)1 |
538.1 |
8.7 |
56.8 |
30 565.8 |
30.5 |
|
|
Highland (Kenya etc.) |
202.9 |
3.3 |
34.8 |
7 061.1 |
7.0 |
|
Subtotal |
6 167.5 |
100.0 |
|
100 337.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
Southern Africa |
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|
|
Desert |
356.0 |
7.6 |
1.4 |
494.8 |
2.7 |
|
|
Arid |
915.4 |
19.5 |
3.8 |
3 441.9 |
18.7 |
|
|
Semi-arid |
1 391.0 |
29.6 |
5.9 |
8 270.2 |
45.0 |
|
|
Subhumid |
1 717.3 |
36.6 |
3.2 |
5 525.1 |
30.1 |
|
|
Humid |
133.8 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
131.2 |
0.7 |
|
|
Highland |
179.9 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
505.9 |
2.8 |
|
Subtotal |
4 693.3 |
100.0 |
|
18 369.1 |
100.0 |
|
|
West Africa |
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|
|
Desert |
1 893.0 |
25.8 |
0.1 |
173.6 |
0.5 |
|
|
Arid |
2 090.2 |
28.5 |
2.4 |
5 091.6 |
15.0 |
|
|
Semi-arid |
1 450.7 |
19.8 |
11.7 |
16 959.1 |
49.8 |
|
|
Subhumid |
1 164.7 |
15.9 |
9.4 |
10 894.0 |
32.0 |
|
|
Humid |
704.1 |
9.6 |
1.3 |
891.4 |
2.6 |
|
|
Highland |
27.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
32.1 |
0.1 |
|
Subtotal |
7 330.3 |
100.0 |
|
34 041.8 |
100.0 |
|
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
22 277.2 |
|
|
160 648.8 |
|
|
|
FAOSTAT (1994) |
22 396.4 |
|
|
165 595.9 |
|
|
1 The highlands excluding Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda
Source: GIS calculations from FAO (1999)
