Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Viet Nam?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Viet Nam 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.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Viet Nam

Name: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Viet Nam
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Viet Nam: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.46 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.46 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

6th

of 20 countries

All-time high

0.64 LSU/ha

in 2007

All-time low

0.38 LSU/ha

in 1975

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Viet Nam, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 0.46 LSU/ha for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Viet Nam peaked at 0.64 LSU/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.38 LSU/ha, in 1975.

That places Viet Nam 6th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Viet Nam, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.44 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.45 LSU/ha	+2.3%
1963	0.47 LSU/ha	+4.4%
1964	0.47 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1965	0.46 LSU/ha	-2.1%
1966	0.45 LSU/ha	-2.2%
1967	0.44 LSU/ha	-2.2%
1968	0.43 LSU/ha	-2.3%
1969	0.42 LSU/ha	-2.3%
1970	0.41 LSU/ha	-2.4%
1971	0.41 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.39 LSU/ha	-4.9%
1973	0.4 LSU/ha	+2.6%
1974	0.41 LSU/ha	+2.5%
1975	0.38 LSU/ha	-7.3%
1976	0.39 LSU/ha	+2.6%
1977	0.39 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1978	0.39 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1979	0.39 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1980	0.39 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1981	0.41 LSU/ha	+5.1%
1982	0.43 LSU/ha	+4.9%
1983	0.46 LSU/ha	+7.0%
1984	0.49 LSU/ha	+6.5%
1985	0.52 LSU/ha	+6.1%
1986	0.55 LSU/ha	+5.8%
1987	0.58 LSU/ha	+5.5%
1988	0.6 LSU/ha	+3.4%
1989	0.61 LSU/ha	+1.7%
1990	0.6 LSU/ha	-1.6%
1991	0.6 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1992	0.58 LSU/ha	-3.3%
1993	0.6 LSU/ha	+3.4%
1994	0.61 LSU/ha	+1.7%
1995	0.63 LSU/ha	+3.3%
1996	0.59 LSU/ha	-6.3%
1997	0.59 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.58 LSU/ha	-1.7%
1999	0.56 LSU/ha	-3.4%
2000	0.54 LSU/ha	-3.6%
2001	0.47 LSU/ha	-13.0%
2002	0.49 LSU/ha	+4.3%
2003	0.51 LSU/ha	+4.1%
2004	0.53 LSU/ha	+3.9%
2005	0.56 LSU/ha	+5.7%
2006	0.62 LSU/ha	+10.7%
2007	0.64 LSU/ha	+3.2%
2008	0.6 LSU/ha	-6.3%
2009	0.58 LSU/ha	-3.3%
2010	0.54 LSU/ha	-6.9%
2011	0.5 LSU/ha	-7.4%
2012	0.48 LSU/ha	-4.0%
2013	0.47 LSU/ha	-2.1%
2014	0.48 LSU/ha	+2.1%
2015	0.43 LSU/ha	-10.4%
2016	0.44 LSU/ha	+2.3%
2017	0.45 LSU/ha	+2.3%
2018	0.45 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2019	0.45 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.46 LSU/ha	+2.2%
2021	0.46 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2022	0.46 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.46 LSU/ha	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4478 LSU/ha	0.42 LSU/ha	0.47 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.396 LSU/ha	0.38 LSU/ha	0.41 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.504 LSU/ha	0.39 LSU/ha	0.61 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.594 LSU/ha	0.56 LSU/ha	0.63 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.554 LSU/ha	0.47 LSU/ha	0.64 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.469 LSU/ha	0.43 LSU/ha	0.54 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.46 LSU/ha	0.46 LSU/ha	0.46 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

3 Republic of Korea 1.67 LSU/ha compare
3 Timor-Leste 0.74 LSU/ha compare
4 Belgium 1.49 LSU/ha compare
5 Bangladesh 1.4 LSU/ha compare
5 Ireland 1.4 LSU/ha compare
7 Pakistan 1.39 LSU/ha compare
8 Luxembourg 1.24 LSU/ha compare
8 Türkiye 0.3 LSU/ha compare
9 Nepal 1.05 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Viet Nam

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2718 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6413 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
Temperature change 0.817 °C (2025)
Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 642 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.22 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.05 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.36 % (2024)

All data for Viet Nam →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Viet Nam?: Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Viet Nam was 0.46 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 Viet Nam?: The highest recorded value was 0.64 LSU/ha in 2007.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Viet Nam?: The lowest recorded value was 0.38 LSU/ha in 1975.
How does Viet Nam rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Viet Nam ranks 6th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Viet Nam?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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Indicator: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.