What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Asia?

Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Asia was 47.02 %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 Asia?

The highest recorded value was 68.41 %LSU in 1961.

What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 46.72 %LSU in 2017.

How does Asia rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?

Asia ranks 26th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Asia?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Asia 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.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Asia

Name: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Asia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 47.02 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

47.02 %LSU

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

26th

of 35 groups

All-time high

68.41 %LSU

in 1961

All-time low

46.72 %LSU

in 2017

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Asia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Asia stood at 47.02 %LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Asia peaked at 68.41 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 46.72 %LSU, in 2017.

That places Asia 26th out of 35 groups 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	65.38 %LSU	63.18 %LSU	68.41 %LSU	9
1970s	59.91 %LSU	57.57 %LSU	63.84 %LSU	10
1980s	56.65 %LSU	55.54 %LSU	57.27 %LSU	10
1990s	53.51 %LSU	52.29 %LSU	55.2 %LSU	10
2000s	50.32 %LSU	48.68 %LSU	51.75 %LSU	10
2010s	47.84 %LSU	46.72 %LSU	48.82 %LSU	10
2020s	47.09 %LSU	46.84 %LSU	47.44 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Asia

23 Australia and New Zealand 74.28 %LSU compare
24 Australia 73.88 %LSU compare
25 Botswana 73.59 %LSU compare
26 Honduras 73.37 %LSU compare
27 Slovenia 72.47 %LSU compare
28 Vanuatu 71.97 %LSU compare
29 France 71.8 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Asia

Arable land — Area 477,077 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 100,624 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.6 % (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.44 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 3.55 kg/cap (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 43.65 % (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 17.08 million t (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 28.87 kg/ha (2024)
Country area — Area 3.20 million 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Asia?: Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Asia was 47.02 %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 Asia?: The highest recorded value was 68.41 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 46.72 %LSU in 2017.
How does Asia rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?: Asia ranks 26th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Asia?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Asia 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

Indicator: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
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.