Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.72 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Southern Asia is 0.72 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Southern Asia peaked at 0.73 LSU/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.45 LSU/ha, in 1961.
Southern Asia ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.45 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.49 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.49 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.54 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.58 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.67 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.67 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.67 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.68 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.67 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.68 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.68 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.69 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.71 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.72 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.73 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.72 LSU/ha | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4544 LSU/ha | 0.45 LSU/ha | 0.47 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.478 LSU/ha | 0.47 LSU/ha | 0.5 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.521 LSU/ha | 0.49 LSU/ha | 0.55 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.563 LSU/ha | 0.55 LSU/ha | 0.57 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.61 LSU/ha | 0.57 LSU/ha | 0.66 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.681 LSU/ha | 0.67 LSU/ha | 0.7 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.72 LSU/ha | 0.71 LSU/ha | 0.73 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.01 LSU/ha compare
- 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.17 LSU/ha compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.09 LSU/ha compare
- 2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.87 LSU/ha compare
- 3 Republic of Korea 1.67 LSU/ha compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 0.74 LSU/ha compare
- 4 Belgium 1.49 LSU/ha compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.54 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 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)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Southern Asia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Southern Asia was 0.72 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 LSU/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Southern Asia ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.