Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Asia
Asia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 47.02 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 11th out of 20 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.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Asia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.41 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 68.31 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 67.01 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 65.68 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 64.69 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 64.08 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 63.18 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 63.26 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 63.76 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 63.84 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 62.29 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 60.65 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 59.88 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 59.91 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 59.72 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 58.85 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 58.38 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 57.99 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 57.57 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 56.37 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 56.77 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 57.14 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 56.97 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 57.21 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 57.27 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 56.7 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 56.22 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 56.26 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 55.54 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 55.2 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 54.59 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 54.33 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 53.88 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 53.43 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 53.09 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 52.29 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 52.72 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 53.15 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 52.4 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 51.75 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 51.59 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 50.7 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 50.46 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.28 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.96 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 50.03 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 50.13 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.66 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.68 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 48.71 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.72 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.19 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 47.75 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 47.66 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.38 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.46 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.72 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 46.98 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 48.82 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 47.44 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 47.06 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 46.84 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 47.02 %LSU | +0.4% |
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
- 8 India 82.04 %LSU compare
- 9 Guadeloupe 81.85 %LSU compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 51.5 %LSU compare
- 10 Bhutan 78.16 %LSU compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.49 %LSU compare
- 11 Guinea 77.66 %LSU compare
- 12 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
- 13 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
- 13 Micronesia 34.54 %LSU compare
- 14 Cambodia 76.68 %LSU compare
- 14 Viet Nam 33.18 %LSU compare
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
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 11th out of 20 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
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.