Asses — Stocks 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
131
Highest
3.20 million LSU
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 LSU
Republic of Korea
Median
10,496 LSU
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,318
What the numbers show
Asses — Stocks is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 3.20 million LSU in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 LSU in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 10,496 LSU, and the mean is 197,438 LSU.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 874.2%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 90.0%).
Asses — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 3.20 million LSU | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 2.92 million LSU | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia PDR | 2.60 million LSU | 1992 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 4 | Sudan | 2.30 million LSU | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 765,471 LSU | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 5 | OECD | 1.74 million LSU | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 317,550 LSU | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 1.65 million LSU | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 220,000 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 1.40 million LSU | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 760,056 LSU | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 57,608 LSU | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | China | 730,000 LSU | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 9 | China, mainland | 730,000 LSU | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 37,352 LSU | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26,550 LSU | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 11 | Niger | 596,746 LSU | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 11 | Polynesia | 3,500 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 503,742 LSU | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 798.5 LSU | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 484,931 LSU | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 LSU | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Morocco | 445,720 LSU | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 407,174 LSU | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mali | 371,600 LSU | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 17 | Yemen | 365,710 LSU | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 17 | Caribbean | 189,726 LSU | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 361,678 LSU | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 19 | Peru | 326,006 LSU | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 20 | Sudan (former) | 225,450 LSU | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 200,547 LSU | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Iraq | 189,600 LSU | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 23 | USSR | 155,000 LSU | 1991 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 140,060 LSU | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 25 | Tunisia | 121,718 LSU | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | South Sudan | 109,738 LSU | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 26 | Cabo Verde | 4,979 LSU | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritania | 103,485 LSU | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 28 | Haiti | 84,746 LSU | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 79,304 LSU | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 71,467 LSU | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 70,406 LSU | 2017 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 52,526 LSU | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 49,244 LSU | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 34 | Namibia | 46,777 LSU | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 43,987 LSU | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 36 | Lesotho | 38,950 LSU | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 37 | India | 34,110 LSU | 2023 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 38 | Colombia | 30,000 LSU | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Argentina | 29,732 LSU | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 40 | Algeria | 29,138 LSU | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 41 | Botswana | 24,571 LSU | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Gambia | 22,798 LSU | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Albania | 18,228 LSU | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 44 | Paraguay | 17,660 LSU | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 45 | Ecuador | 16,986 LSU | 2023 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 46 | Switzerland | 16,736 LSU | 2023 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Mozambique | 15,909 LSU | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 15,166 LSU | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 49 | France | 15,000 LSU | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 14,780 LSU | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 51 | Yugoslav SFR | 14,680 LSU | 1991 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Libya | 13,739 LSU | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 13,512 LSU | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 54 | Turkmenistan | 12,416 LSU | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 55 | Cameroon | 12,026 LSU | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 56 | Honduras | 11,732 LSU | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 57 | Jamaica | 11,500 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 58 | Oman | 10,925 LSU | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 59 | Italy | 10,496 LSU | 2017 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 9,250 LSU | 2017 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 61 | Bhutan | 8,959 LSU | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 62 | Cuba | 8,772 LSU | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | 7,922 LSU | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 7,462 LSU | 2023 | down 65.6% | flat |
| 65 | Lebanon | 7,064 LSU | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 66 | Somalia | 6,867 LSU | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 67 | Ukraine | 5,918 LSU | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 68 | Uganda | 5,818 LSU | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 69 | Eswatini | 4,960 LSU | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 70 | Georgia | 4,852 LSU | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 4,834 LSU | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 4,622 LSU | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 73 | Ghana | 4,542 LSU | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 74 | Belarus | 4,536 LSU | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 75 | Portugal | 4,250 LSU | 2017 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Ireland | 3,741 LSU | 2017 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 3,667 LSU | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 78 | Samoa | 3,500 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 2,831 LSU | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Cyprus | 2,600 LSU | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Russian Federation | 2,558 LSU | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 82 | Djibouti | 2,550 LSU | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 2,500 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Malawi | 2,468 LSU | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Greece | 1,973 LSU | 2017 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 86 | El Salvador | 1,656 LSU | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 87 | Comoros | 1,656 LSU | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 88 | Croatia | 1,626 LSU | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,565 LSU | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 90 | Hungary | 1,550 LSU | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 91 | Angola | 1,341 LSU | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,161 LSU | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 93 | Barbados | 1,074 LSU | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 94 | Togo | 1,053 LSU | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 95 | Puerto Rico | 1,000 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Australia | 934.5 LSU | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 96 | Australia and New Zealand | 934.5 LSU | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 98 | Antigua and Barbuda | 869 LSU | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 99 | Uruguay | 830.5 LSU | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 100 | Guinea | 723.9 LSU | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 101 | Zambia | 673.8 LSU | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 102 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 664.5 LSU | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 103 | Armenia | 521 LSU | 2023 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 104 | Guyana | 499.5 LSU | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Grenada | 330.5 LSU | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 304.5 LSU | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 107 | Malta | 241.5 LSU | 2017 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Benin | 190.5 LSU | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 109 | Guadeloupe | 75 LSU | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Madagascar | 48 LSU | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Mongolia | 20 LSU | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritius | 18 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.7 LSU | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 114 | Thailand | 13.5 LSU | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Suriname | 3.5 LSU | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Réunion | 3 LSU | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 117 | Belgium | 1 LSU | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Bahrain | 0 LSU | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Central African Republic | 0 LSU | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Republic of Korea | 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.
- World 20.09 million LSU
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 10.08 million LSU
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 14.82 million LSU
- Asia 6.06 million LSU
- Africa 10.76 million LSU
- Middle Africa 1.42 million LSU
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 10.43 million LSU
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 7.69 million LSU
- Sub-Saharan Africa 7.35 million LSU
- Southern Asia 4.48 million LSU
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 201,962 LSU
- Eastern Africa 3.60 million LSU
- Northern Africa 3.41 million LSU
- Americas 3.22 million LSU
- Latin America and the Caribbean 3.20 million LSU
- Western Africa 2.14 million LSU
- Central America 1.68 million LSU
- South America 1.33 million LSU
- Eastern Asia 730,020 LSU
- Western Asia 704,612 LSU
- Southern Africa 186,725 LSU
- Central Asia 137,222 LSU
- Europe 50,324 LSU
- Northern America 25,986 LSU
- United States of America 25,986 LSU
- Southern Europe 18,228 LSU
- Western Europe 16,736 LSU
- Eastern Europe 15,360 LSU
- Oceania 4,434 LSU
- Northern Europe 3,741 LSU
- European Union (27) 1,550 LSU
- South-Eastern Asia 13.5 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.