Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Buffalo — Share in total livestock was 24.8 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.8 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 26 groups
All-time high
26.15 %LSU
in 2014
All-time low
17.49 %LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Southern Asia, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for buffalo — share in total livestock in Southern Asia is 24.8 %LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, buffalo — share in total livestock in Southern Asia peaked at 26.15 %LSU in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.49 %LSU, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 1st of 26 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.96 %LSU 17.49 %LSU 18.49 %LSU 9
1970s 19.22 %LSU 18.6 %LSU 19.61 %LSU 10
1980s 21.29 %LSU 20.36 %LSU 22.11 %LSU 10
1990s 23.05 %LSU 22.3 %LSU 24.06 %LSU 10
2000s 25.1 %LSU 24.45 %LSU 25.33 %LSU 10
2010s 25.64 %LSU 25.2 %LSU 26.15 %LSU 10
2020s 24.97 %LSU 24.8 %LSU 25.09 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 1 India 29.99 %LSU compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 26.75 %LSU compare
  3. 3 Nepal 24.28 %LSU compare
  4. 4 Timor-Leste 23.71 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 95 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is buffalo — share in total livestock in Southern Asia?
Buffalo — share in total livestock in Southern Asia was 24.8 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest buffalo — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 26.15 %LSU in 2014.
What is the lowest buffalo — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.49 %LSU in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for buffalo — share in total livestock?
Southern Asia ranks 1st out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is buffalo — share in total livestock rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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

Indicator
Buffalo — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
95 places, 4,258 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.