Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Türkiye
Türkiye: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.3 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Türkiye, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Türkiye stood at 0.3 LSU/ha.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Türkiye peaked at 0.34 LSU/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.17 LSU/ha, in 2003.
That places Türkiye 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.26 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.25 LSU/ha | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.27 LSU/ha | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.26 LSU/ha | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.25 LSU/ha | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.29 LSU/ha | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.28 LSU/ha | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.24 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.23 LSU/ha | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.22 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.19 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.18 LSU/ha | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.17 LSU/ha | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.19 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3 LSU/ha | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2678 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 0.29 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.267 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 0.29 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.269 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.212 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.184 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.258 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.32 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.34 LSU/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Türkiye
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.93 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.628 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 69,137 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 188,053 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 74,004 million USD (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,204 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Türkiye?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Türkiye was 0.3 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 LSU/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 LSU/ha in 2003.
- How does Türkiye rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Türkiye ranks 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.