Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 54.39 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 54.39 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Ecuador peaked at 64.62 %LSU in 1987 and was at its lowest, 54.39 %LSU, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.24 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 57.81 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 60.01 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 59.56 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 60.13 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 62.63 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 62.31 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 62.07 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 62 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 61.84 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 60.05 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 58.8 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 58.09 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 57.07 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 56.54 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 57 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 57.21 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 56.45 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 55.21 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 55.09 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 55.74 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 55.63 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 57.14 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 58.04 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 62.62 %LSU | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 63.97 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 64.62 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 63.81 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 63.67 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 63.36 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 62.84 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 62.86 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.19 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 63.06 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.31 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 61.64 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 60.82 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 58.9 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 60.39 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 58.55 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 56.3 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 59.78 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 59.83 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 61.01 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 61.23 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 63.22 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 64.16 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 61.28 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 61.04 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 57.86 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 62.52 %LSU | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 62.34 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 60.45 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 56.68 %LSU | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 55.6 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 57.31 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 57.86 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 57.07 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 58.21 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 57.9 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 56.2 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 55.46 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 54.39 %LSU | -1.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 54.39 %LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.53 %LSU, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 54.39 %LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.53 %LSU, 96% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.42 %LSU | 57.24 %LSU | 62.63 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.83 %LSU | 55.21 %LSU | 61.84 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.03 %LSU | 55.09 %LSU | 64.62 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.04 %LSU | 58.9 %LSU | 63.36 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.64 %LSU | 56.3 %LSU | 64.16 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.59 %LSU | 55.6 %LSU | 62.52 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.99 %LSU | 54.39 %LSU | 57.9 %LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Ecuador?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Ecuador was 54.39 %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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.62 %LSU in 1987.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.39 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Ecuador ranks 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.