Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 56.09 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Afghanistan is 56.09 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Afghanistan peaked at 56.36 %LSU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.96 %LSU, in 1988.
That places Afghanistan 85th out of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.69 %LSU | 38.61 %LSU | 42.65 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.51 %LSU | 41.9 %LSU | 47.93 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.61 %LSU | 29.96 %LSU | 44.45 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.37 %LSU | 31.46 %LSU | 42.32 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.99 %LSU | 38.14 %LSU | 56.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.11 %LSU | 52.48 %LSU | 56.36 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.19 %LSU | 54.26 %LSU | 56.09 %LSU | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.09 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -99.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 4 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Afghanistan?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Afghanistan was 56.09 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.36 %LSU in 2010.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.96 %LSU in 1988.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Afghanistan ranks 85th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — 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.