Asses — Livestock units per agricultural land area by country
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...
What the numbers show
Asses — Livestock units per agricultural land area is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 0.12 LSU/ha in Egypt; the lowest is 0 LSU/ha in Yugoslav SFR.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 LSU/ha, and the mean is 0.0116 LSU/ha.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Asses — Livestock units per agricultural land area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 0.12 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 2 | Barbados | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 7 | Samoa | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 8 | Cabo Verde | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Haiti | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Ethiopia PDR | 0.05 LSU/ha | 1992 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 11 | Gambia | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Grenada | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Jamaica | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Saint Lucia | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 13 | Chad | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Polynesia | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Albania | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Bhutan | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Cyprus | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2017 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Iraq | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Lesotho | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Malta | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2017 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Sudan | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Yemen | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Caribbean | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Switzerland | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Comoros | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Lebanon | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Morocco | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 32 | Mali | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Niger | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Nigeria | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Oman | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Peru | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Senegal | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 32 | Tunisia | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Angola | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Argentina | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Armenia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Australia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Belgium | 0 LSU/ha | 2017 | — | flat |
| 48 | Benin | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 0 LSU/ha | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Bahrain | 0 LSU/ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Belarus | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Brazil | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Botswana | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Chile | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | China | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Cameroon | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Colombia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Cuba | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Djibouti | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Algeria | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 48 | Spain | 0 LSU/ha | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 48 | France | 0 LSU/ha | 2017 | — | flat |
| 48 | Georgia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Ghana | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Guinea | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Greece | 0 LSU/ha | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Guatemala | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Guyana | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Honduras | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 0 LSU/ha | 2017 | — | flat |
| 48 | Hungary | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | India | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Ireland | 0 LSU/ha | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Israel | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Italy | 0 LSU/ha | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Jordan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Libya | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Madagascar | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Mongolia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Mozambique | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Mauritania | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Mauritius | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Malawi | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Namibia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Portugal | 0 LSU/ha | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Paraguay | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Romania | 0 LSU/ha | 2017 | — | flat |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | El Salvador | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Somalia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | South Sudan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Suriname | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Eswatini | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Togo | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Thailand | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Uganda | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Ukraine | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Uruguay | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Guadeloupe | 0 LSU/ha | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 48 | USSR | 0 LSU/ha | 1991 | — | flat |
| 48 | OECD | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Sudan (former) | 0 LSU/ha | 2011 | — | flat |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 LSU/ha | 1992 | — | flat |
| 48 | Republic of Korea | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Republic of Moldova | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Türkiye | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Australia and New Zealand | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | China, mainland | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Yugoslav SFR | 0 LSU/ha | 1991 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern Africa 0.02 LSU/ha
- Africa 0.01 LSU/ha
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.01 LSU/ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 0.01 LSU/ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.01 LSU/ha
- Eastern Africa 0.01 LSU/ha
- Western Africa 0.01 LSU/ha
- Central America 0.01 LSU/ha
- Middle Africa 0.01 LSU/ha
- Southern Asia 0.01 LSU/ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.01 LSU/ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.01 LSU/ha
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.