Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Buffalo — Share in total livestock was 24.8 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
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 24 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.49 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 17.65 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 17.69 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 17.76 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 17.89 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 18.07 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 18.22 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 18.34 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 18.49 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 18.6 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 18.74 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 18.97 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 19.2 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 19.3 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 19.33 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 19.42 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 19.61 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 19.49 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 19.55 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 20.36 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 20.41 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 20.61 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 20.86 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 21.2 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 21.48 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 22.11 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 21.8 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 22.01 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 22.05 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 22.3 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 22.5 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 22.64 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 22.8 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 22.9 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 22.99 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 23.21 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 23.39 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 23.72 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 24.06 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 24.45 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.85 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 25.06 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 25.33 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 25.24 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.28 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 25.11 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 25.11 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.26 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.3 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 25.2 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.51 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.66 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.73 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 26.15 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.96 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 25.77 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 25.67 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.48 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 25.28 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 25.02 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 25.09 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 24.97 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 24.8 %LSU | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 India 29.99 %LSU compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 23.71 %LSU compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.94 %LSU compare
- 2 Pakistan 26.75 %LSU compare
- 3 Nepal 24.28 %LSU compare
- 4 Philippines 22.78 %LSU compare
- 4 Viet Nam 8.84 %LSU compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
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 24 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
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.