Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Pakistan
Pakistan: Buffalo — Share in total livestock was 26.75 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 26.75 %LSU for buffalo — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — share in total livestock in Pakistan peaked at 33.25 %LSU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.43 %LSU, in 1961.
That places Pakistan 2nd out of 60 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.43 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 25.74 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 26.03 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 26.33 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 26.55 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 28.77 %LSU | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 28.93 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 29.12 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 29.31 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 29.4 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 29.48 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 29.47 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 29.31 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 29.13 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 28.91 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 28.67 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 28.42 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 28.17 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 27.89 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 28.91 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 28.8 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 28.83 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 28.82 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 28.83 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 28.83 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 32.21 %LSU | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 32.39 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 32.47 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 32.66 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 32.88 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 32.23 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 32.33 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 32.23 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 31.69 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 31.19 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 31.23 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 31.14 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 32.39 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 32.59 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 32.77 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 32.89 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 32.78 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.91 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 33.05 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 33.25 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.47 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 31.29 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 31.1 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 30.91 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 29.73 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 30.48 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 30.25 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 30.01 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 29.75 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 29.47 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 29.25 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.86 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.55 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.21 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 27.87 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 27.51 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 27.13 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 26.75 %LSU | -1.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 26.75 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.44 %LSU, 1.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 26.75 %LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.27 %LSU, 6.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.36 %LSU | 25.43 %LSU | 29.31 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.89 %LSU | 27.89 %LSU | 29.48 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.27 %LSU | 28.8 %LSU | 32.66 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.99 %LSU | 31.14 %LSU | 32.88 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.24 %LSU | 30.91 %LSU | 33.25 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.46 %LSU | 28.21 %LSU | 30.48 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.32 %LSU | 26.75 %LSU | 27.87 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 India 29.99 %LSU compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 23.71 %LSU compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.94 %LSU compare
- 3 Nepal 24.28 %LSU compare
- 4 Philippines 22.78 %LSU compare
- 4 Viet Nam 8.84 %LSU compare
- 5 Sri Lanka 16.98 %LSU compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is buffalo — share in total livestock in Pakistan?
- Buffalo — share in total livestock in Pakistan was 26.75 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — share in total livestock recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.25 %LSU in 2005.
- What is the lowest buffalo — share in total livestock recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.43 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for buffalo — share in total livestock?
- Pakistan ranks 2nd out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is buffalo — share in total livestock rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Buffalo — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.