Brazil vs World: Cattle — Stocks

Brazil
167.04 million LSU
in 2023
World
1.01 billion LSU
in 2023
Brazil rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Cattle — Stocks over time

  • Brazil
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 1.01 billion LSU against 167.04 million LSU in Brazil, a difference of 844.44 million LSU.

That makes World's figure about 6.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 206 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil World Difference Ahead
1960s 44.86 million LSU 684.00 million LSU 639.13 million LSU World
1970s 65.14 million LSU 790.68 million LSU 725.54 million LSU World
1980s 90.73 million LSU 843.04 million LSU 752.31 million LSU World
1990s 110.29 million LSU 873.58 million LSU 763.29 million LSU World
2000s 136.65 million LSU 902.83 million LSU 766.18 million LSU World
2010s 149.45 million LSU 943.14 million LSU 793.69 million LSU World
2020s 160.20 million LSU 996.36 million LSU 836.16 million LSU World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — stocks, Brazil or World?
World, at 1.01 billion LSU against 167.04 million LSU in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — stocks between Brazil and World?
844.44 million LSU, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and World rank globally for cattle — stocks?
Brazil ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle — Stocks
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.