Asia vs Australia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock

Asia
47.02 %LSU
in 2023
Australia
73.88 %LSU
in 2023
Asia rank
11th
Australia rank
22nd

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock over time

  • Asia
  • Australia
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 73.88 %LSU against 47.02 %LSU in Asia, a difference of 26.86 %LSU.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Asia ahead.

Asia ranks 11th and Australia ranks 22nd of 20 regions.

Across the 7 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and Australia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Australia Difference Ahead
1960s 65.38 %LSU 49.23 %LSU 16.15 %LSU Asia
1970s 59.91 %LSU 61.11 %LSU 1.2 %LSU Australia
1980s 56.65 %LSU 56.9 %LSU 0.253 %LSU Australia
1990s 53.51 %LSU 60.01 %LSU 6.5 %LSU Australia
2000s 50.32 %LSU 68.32 %LSU 18 %LSU Australia
2010s 47.84 %LSU 72.69 %LSU 24.85 %LSU Australia
2020s 47.09 %LSU 71.5 %LSU 24.41 %LSU Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock, Asia or Australia?
Australia, at 73.88 %LSU against 47.02 %LSU in Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock between Asia and Australia?
26.86 %LSU, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Asia and Australia rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
Asia ranks 11th and Australia ranks 22nd of 20 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.