Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Japan

Japan: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 40.31 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
40.31 %LSU
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
125th
of 206 countries
All-time high
59.69 %LSU
in 1961
All-time low
38.42 %LSU
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0204060196119922023

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 Japan is 40.31 %LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Japan peaked at 59.69 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38.42 %LSU, in 2019.

Japan ranks 125th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.74 %LSU 44.4 %LSU 59.69 %LSU 9
1970s 42.98 %LSU 41.71 %LSU 44.82 %LSU 10
1980s 41.19 %LSU 39.6 %LSU 42.22 %LSU 10
1990s 42.77 %LSU 40.27 %LSU 43.76 %LSU 10
2000s 43.2 %LSU 42.57 %LSU 43.86 %LSU 10
2010s 40.95 %LSU 38.42 %LSU 47.31 %LSU 10
2020s 39.47 %LSU 38.92 %LSU 40.31 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 122 Russian Federation 41.44 %LSU compare
  2. 123 Lesotho 40.79 %LSU compare
  3. 124 Solomon Islands 40.33 %LSU compare
  4. 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.66 %LSU compare
  5. 127 Croatia 39.64 %LSU compare
  6. 128 Iraq 39.49 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Japan?
Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Japan was 40.31 %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 Japan?
The highest recorded value was 59.69 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 38.42 %LSU in 2019.
How does Japan rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
Japan ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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

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.