Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Western Asia
Western Asia: Buffalo — Share in total livestock was 0.79 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, buffalo — share in total livestock in Western Asia stood at 0.79 %LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — share in total livestock in Western Asia peaked at 4.04 %LSU in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.79 %LSU, in 2022.
That places Western Asia 9th out of 24 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.95 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3.98 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 3.99 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 3.96 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 3.96 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.99 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 4.03 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 3.97 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 4.04 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 3.93 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 3.78 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 3.58 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 3.48 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 3.23 %LSU | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 3.15 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 3.16 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.14 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.98 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 2.92 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.84 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 2.75 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 2.62 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 2.26 %LSU | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 2.17 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.79 %LSU | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 1.74 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.68 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.63 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.52 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 1.41 %LSU | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 1.26 %LSU | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 1.75 %LSU | +38.9% |
| 1993 | 1.74 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.61 %LSU | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.59 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.44 %LSU | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 1.39 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3 %LSU | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.3 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.31 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.29 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.29 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.23 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.18 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.33 %LSU | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 1.68 %LSU | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 1.63 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.39 %LSU | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 1.36 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.36 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.28 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.26 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.99 %LSU | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 0.98 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.95 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.92 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.85 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.81 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.79 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.79 %LSU | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo — Share in total livestock in Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +38.9% | 1.26 %LSU | 1.75 %LSU |
| 2006 | +26.3% | 1.33 %LSU | 1.68 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.99 %LSU | 3.95 %LSU | 4.04 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.33 %LSU | 2.92 %LSU | 3.93 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1 %LSU | 1.52 %LSU | 2.84 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 %LSU | 1.26 %LSU | 1.75 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 %LSU | 1.18 %LSU | 1.68 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 %LSU | 0.92 %LSU | 1.36 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.81 %LSU | 0.79 %LSU | 0.85 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 6 Cambodia 16.51 %LSU compare
- 7 Bhutan 16.44 %LSU compare
- 7 Türkiye 0.55 %LSU compare
- 8 Egypt 14.6 %LSU compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.5 %LSU compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.48 %LSU compare
- 9 Myanmar 11.98 %LSU compare
- 10 China, mainland 8.28 %LSU compare
- 10 Micronesia 0.32 %LSU compare
- 11 China 8.2 %LSU compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 0.16 %LSU compare
- 12 Thailand 7.32 %LSU compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is buffalo — share in total livestock in Western Asia?
- Buffalo — share in total livestock in Western Asia was 0.79 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — share in total livestock recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 %LSU in 1969.
- What is the lowest buffalo — share in total livestock recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 %LSU in 2022.
- How does Western Asia rank for buffalo — share in total livestock?
- Western Asia ranks 9th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
- Is buffalo — share in total livestock rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.