Asses — Share in total livestock 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 — Share in total livestock is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 10.88 %LSU in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 %LSU in Australia and New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.385 %LSU, and the mean is 1.76 %LSU.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 422.9%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 89.6%).
Asses — Share in total livestock: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 10.88 %LSU | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 2 | Gambia | 9.31 %LSU | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia PDR | 9.26 %LSU | 1992 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9 %LSU | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.82 %LSU | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 8.48 %LSU | 2023 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 7 | Sudan | 7.92 %LSU | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 8 | Lesotho | 7.86 %LSU | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 9 | Yemen | 7.69 %LSU | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 10 | Egypt | 7.27 %LSU | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 11 | Samoa | 6.72 %LSU | 2023 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 6.26 %LSU | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 13 | Morocco | 5.8 %LSU | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 5.74 %LSU | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 15 | Bhutan | 4.97 %LSU | 2023 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 4.97 %LSU | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Tunisia | 4.83 %LSU | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 18 | Haiti | 4.47 %LSU | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 19 | Iraq | 4.44 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 20 | Niger | 4.19 %LSU | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 21 | Albania | 4 %LSU | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 22 | Chad | 3.66 %LSU | 2023 | up 422.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 3.64 %LSU | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 24 | Botswana | 3.62 %LSU | 2023 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 3.54 %LSU | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 26 | Comoros | 3.49 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Pakistan | 3.47 %LSU | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.44 %LSU | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 29 | Jamaica | 3.23 %LSU | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 30 | Polynesia | 3 %LSU | 2023 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 31 | Senegal | 2.85 %LSU | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 32 | Grenada | 2.58 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.55 %LSU | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 34 | Mali | 2.54 %LSU | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 35 | Mauritania | 2.52 %LSU | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 2.2 %LSU | 2023 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 37 | Namibia | 1.99 %LSU | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 1.76 %LSU | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 39 | Caribbean | 1.66 %LSU | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 1.63 %LSU | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 41 | Barbados | 1.62 %LSU | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 42 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.52 %LSU | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 43 | Eswatini | 1.44 %LSU | 2023 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 44 | Nigeria | 1.39 %LSU | 2023 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Cyprus | 1.22 %LSU | 2017 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Oman | 1.2 %LSU | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 1.06 %LSU | 2017 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 48 | South Sudan | 1.04 %LSU | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 49 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.92 %LSU | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Switzerland | 0.87 %LSU | 2023 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Malta | 0.86 %LSU | 2017 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Djibouti | 0.83 %LSU | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 52 | Libya | 0.83 %LSU | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Lebanon | 0.82 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Mozambique | 0.76 %LSU | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 0.74 %LSU | 2023 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Sudan (former) | 0.68 %LSU | 2011 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 58 | Georgia | 0.63 %LSU | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.63 %LSU | 2023 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 60 | Puerto Rico | 0.51 %LSU | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 61 | OECD | 0.43 %LSU | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 62 | Honduras | 0.42 %LSU | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 63 | Algeria | 0.4 %LSU | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Spain | 0.4 %LSU | 2017 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 0.37 %LSU | 2023 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 66 | Ecuador | 0.35 %LSU | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 0.34 %LSU | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 68 | Jordan | 0.33 %LSU | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 0.33 %LSU | 2017 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 0.29 %LSU | 2023 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 71 | China | 0.27 %LSU | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 71 | Israel | 0.27 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 71 | China, mainland | 0.27 %LSU | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.26 %LSU | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Cuba | 0.25 %LSU | 2023 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.25 %LSU | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 75 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.25 %LSU | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 75 | Yugoslav SFR | 0.25 %LSU | 1991 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Cameroon | 0.24 %LSU | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Chile | 0.22 %LSU | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 80 | Croatia | 0.22 %LSU | 2017 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 0.2 %LSU | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 83 | Brazil | 0.18 %LSU | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 0.18 %LSU | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 83 | Türkiye | 0.18 %LSU | 2023 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 0.17 %LSU | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 86 | Paraguay | 0.17 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 88 | Portugal | 0.16 %LSU | 2017 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 89 | USSR | 0.14 %LSU | 1991 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 90 | Ukraine | 0.13 %LSU | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 90 | Guadeloupe | 0.13 %LSU | 2006 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Ghana | 0.12 %LSU | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Guyana | 0.12 %LSU | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Armenia | 0.11 %LSU | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Colombia | 0.11 %LSU | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Guatemala | 0.11 %LSU | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.11 %LSU | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 0.11 %LSU | 2023 | down 38.9% | flat |
| 99 | Belarus | 0.1 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Hungary | 0.1 %LSU | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 99 | Italy | 0.1 %LSU | 2017 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 0.1 %LSU | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 103 | Greece | 0.08 %LSU | 2017 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Argentina | 0.07 %LSU | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 104 | Somalia | 0.07 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | France | 0.06 %LSU | 2017 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Malawi | 0.06 %LSU | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 106 | Togo | 0.06 %LSU | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 109 | Ireland | 0.05 %LSU | 2017 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Uganda | 0.05 %LSU | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 111 | Angola | 0.03 %LSU | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 112 | India | 0.02 %LSU | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Zambia | 0.02 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Benin | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Guinea | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Uruguay | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Russian Federation | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 119 | Australia | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Belgium | 0 %LSU | 2017 | — | flat |
| 119 | Bahrain | 0 %LSU | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Madagascar | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Mongolia | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Suriname | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Thailand | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | flat |
| 119 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 %LSU | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Republic of Korea | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Australia and New Zealand | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern Africa 6.19 %LSU
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.18 %LSU
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.15 %LSU
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.03 %LSU
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.97 %LSU
- Africa 2.91 %LSU
- Central America 2.73 %LSU
- Middle Africa 2.66 %LSU
- Eastern Africa 2.4 %LSU
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.33 %LSU
- Western Africa 2.27 %LSU
- Western Asia 1.43 %LSU
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.