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...
Countries reporting
129
Highest
10.88 %LSU
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 %LSU
Réunion
Median
0.4 %LSU
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,318
What the numbers show
Asses — Share in total livestock is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 10.88 %LSU in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 %LSU in Réunion.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4 %LSU, and the mean is 1.75 %LSU.
Over the past decade 34 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 |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 8.48 %LSU | 2023 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 1 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.44 %LSU | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 2 | Gambia | 9.31 %LSU | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia PDR | 9.26 %LSU | 1992 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 3 | Polynesia | 3 %LSU | 2023 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 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 |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.55 %LSU | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 6 | Sudan | 7.92 %LSU | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.52 %LSU | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 7 | Lesotho | 7.86 %LSU | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 8 | Yemen | 7.69 %LSU | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.92 %LSU | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 7.27 %LSU | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 10 | Samoa | 6.72 %LSU | 2023 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.25 %LSU | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 6.26 %LSU | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 11 | Caribbean | 1.66 %LSU | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 11 | Türkiye | 0.18 %LSU | 2023 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Morocco | 5.8 %LSU | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 0.11 %LSU | 2023 | down 38.9% | flat |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 5.74 %LSU | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 %LSU | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Bhutan | 4.97 %LSU | 2023 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 4.97 %LSU | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Tunisia | 4.83 %LSU | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 17 | Haiti | 4.47 %LSU | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 18 | Iraq | 4.44 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 19 | Niger | 4.19 %LSU | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 20 | Albania | 4 %LSU | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 21 | Chad | 3.66 %LSU | 2023 | up 422.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 3.64 %LSU | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 23 | Botswana | 3.62 %LSU | 2023 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | 3.54 %LSU | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 25 | Comoros | 3.49 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Pakistan | 3.47 %LSU | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 27 | Jamaica | 3.23 %LSU | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 28 | Senegal | 2.85 %LSU | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 29 | Grenada | 2.58 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Mali | 2.54 %LSU | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 31 | Mauritania | 2.52 %LSU | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 2.2 %LSU | 2023 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 33 | Namibia | 1.99 %LSU | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 34 | Saint Lucia | 1.76 %LSU | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 1.63 %LSU | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 36 | Barbados | 1.62 %LSU | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 37 | Eswatini | 1.44 %LSU | 2023 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 38 | Nigeria | 1.39 %LSU | 2023 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Cyprus | 1.22 %LSU | 2017 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Oman | 1.2 %LSU | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 1.06 %LSU | 2017 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 42 | South Sudan | 1.04 %LSU | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 43 | Switzerland | 0.87 %LSU | 2023 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 0.86 %LSU | 2017 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Djibouti | 0.83 %LSU | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 45 | Libya | 0.83 %LSU | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Lebanon | 0.82 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Mozambique | 0.76 %LSU | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 0.74 %LSU | 2023 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Sudan (former) | 0.68 %LSU | 2011 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 51 | Georgia | 0.63 %LSU | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.63 %LSU | 2023 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 53 | South Africa | 0.53 %LSU | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 0.51 %LSU | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 55 | OECD | 0.43 %LSU | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 56 | Honduras | 0.42 %LSU | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 57 | Algeria | 0.4 %LSU | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Spain | 0.4 %LSU | 2017 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 0.37 %LSU | 2023 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 60 | Ecuador | 0.35 %LSU | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 0.34 %LSU | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 62 | Jordan | 0.33 %LSU | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Romania | 0.33 %LSU | 2017 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 0.29 %LSU | 2023 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 65 | China | 0.27 %LSU | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 65 | Israel | 0.27 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 65 | China, mainland | 0.27 %LSU | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.26 %LSU | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Cuba | 0.25 %LSU | 2023 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.25 %LSU | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 69 | Yugoslav SFR | 0.25 %LSU | 1991 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Cameroon | 0.24 %LSU | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Chile | 0.22 %LSU | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 73 | Croatia | 0.22 %LSU | 2017 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 75 | El Salvador | 0.2 %LSU | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 76 | Brazil | 0.18 %LSU | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 0.18 %LSU | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 0.17 %LSU | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 78 | Paraguay | 0.17 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 80 | Portugal | 0.16 %LSU | 2017 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 81 | USSR | 0.14 %LSU | 1991 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 82 | Ukraine | 0.13 %LSU | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 82 | Guadeloupe | 0.13 %LSU | 2006 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Ghana | 0.12 %LSU | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Guyana | 0.12 %LSU | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Armenia | 0.11 %LSU | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Colombia | 0.11 %LSU | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Guatemala | 0.11 %LSU | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 86 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.11 %LSU | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Belarus | 0.1 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Hungary | 0.1 %LSU | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 90 | Italy | 0.1 %LSU | 2017 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 0.1 %LSU | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 94 | Greece | 0.08 %LSU | 2017 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Argentina | 0.07 %LSU | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 95 | Somalia | 0.07 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | France | 0.06 %LSU | 2017 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | Malawi | 0.06 %LSU | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 97 | Togo | 0.06 %LSU | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 100 | Ireland | 0.05 %LSU | 2017 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Uganda | 0.05 %LSU | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 102 | Angola | 0.03 %LSU | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 103 | India | 0.02 %LSU | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Zambia | 0.02 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 105 | Benin | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 105 | Guinea | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritius | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 105 | Uruguay | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Russian Federation | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 110 | Australia | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Bahrain | 0 %LSU | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Central African Republic | 0 %LSU | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Madagascar | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Mongolia | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Suriname | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Republic of Korea | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Australia and New Zealand | 0 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Réunion | 0 %LSU | 2006 | — | 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
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.15 %LSU
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.18 %LSU
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.03 %LSU
- Middle Africa 2.66 %LSU
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.97 %LSU
- Africa 2.91 %LSU
- Central America 2.73 %LSU
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1.4 %LSU
- Eastern Africa 2.4 %LSU
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.33 %LSU
- Asia 0.74 %LSU
- Western Africa 2.27 %LSU
- Western Asia 1.43 %LSU
- Southern Asia 1.37 %LSU
- Southern Africa 1.08 %LSU
- World 1.02 %LSU
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.78 %LSU
- Americas 0.58 %LSU
- Central Asia 0.47 %LSU
- South America 0.39 %LSU
- Eastern Asia 0.24 %LSU
- Southern Europe 0.06 %LSU
- Europe 0.03 %LSU
- Eastern Europe 0.03 %LSU
- Western Europe 0.03 %LSU
- Northern America 0.02 %LSU
- United States of America 0.02 %LSU
- Oceania 0.01 %LSU
- Northern Europe 0.01 %LSU
- European Union (27) 0 %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.