What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 70.76 %LSU in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 53.08 %LSU in 2011.

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

Italy ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Italy 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 Italy

Name: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Italy
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Italy: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 65.18 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

65.18 %LSU

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

51st

of 206 countries

All-time high

70.76 %LSU

in 1961

All-time low

53.08 %LSU

in 2011

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 65.18 %LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Italy peaked at 70.76 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 53.08 %LSU, in 2011.

Italy ranks 51st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	68.66 %LSU	67.1 %LSU	70.76 %LSU	9
1970s	62.41 %LSU	60.76 %LSU	64.31 %LSU	10
1980s	61.22 %LSU	58.44 %LSU	62.44 %LSU	10
1990s	58.93 %LSU	56.58 %LSU	60.22 %LSU	10
2000s	57.31 %LSU	55.57 %LSU	59.12 %LSU	10
2010s	56.96 %LSU	53.08 %LSU	67.24 %LSU	10
2020s	64.16 %LSU	58.04 %LSU	67.34 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Italy

49 Ethiopia PDR 66.23 %LSU compare
50 Tajikistan 66.01 %LSU compare
52 Armenia 64.46 %LSU compare
53 Dominica 63.32 %LSU compare
54 Portugal 63.2 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Italy

Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 6.83 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 7.18 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 109,022 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 38,588 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.20 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.08 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 3.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3.51 million t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Italy?: Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Italy was 65.18 %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 Italy?: The highest recorded value was 70.76 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 53.08 %LSU in 2011.
How does Italy rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?: Italy ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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.