Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Kuwait
Kuwait: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 3.2 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 3.2 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Kuwait peaked at 11.32 %LSU in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.37 %LSU, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 184th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.43 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 6.46 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.23 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 5.98 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 5.81 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 5.61 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 5.24 %LSU | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 4.93 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 4.99 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 5.8 %LSU | +16.2% |
| 1971 | 4.79 %LSU | -17.4% |
| 1972 | 4.55 %LSU | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 5.17 %LSU | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 6.2 %LSU | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 6.78 %LSU | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 7.45 %LSU | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 8.12 %LSU | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 8.04 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 7.04 %LSU | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 7.19 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 8.08 %LSU | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 11.32 %LSU | +40.1% |
| 1983 | 9.27 %LSU | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 6.89 %LSU | -25.7% |
| 1985 | 6.57 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 6.34 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 5.7 %LSU | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 5.4 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 4.31 %LSU | -20.2% |
| 1990 | 5.46 %LSU | +26.7% |
| 1991 | 2.37 %LSU | -56.6% |
| 1992 | 4.11 %LSU | +73.4% |
| 1993 | 3.94 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 4.33 %LSU | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 5.37 %LSU | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 4.19 %LSU | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 4.5 %LSU | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 3.64 %LSU | -19.1% |
| 1999 | 3.58 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 4.02 %LSU | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 4.31 %LSU | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 4.61 %LSU | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 4.86 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 5.37 %LSU | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 4.68 %LSU | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 5.71 %LSU | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 5.62 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.12 %LSU | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 4.96 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 6.21 %LSU | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 4.07 %LSU | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 3.31 %LSU | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 3.31 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 3.39 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.79 %LSU | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 3.32 %LSU | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 3.13 %LSU | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.64 %LSU | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 3.22 %LSU | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 3.16 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.14 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.2 %LSU | +1.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 3.2 %LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.31 %LSU, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 3.2 %LSU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.22 %LSU, 19% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.74 %LSU | 4.93 %LSU | 6.46 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.39 %LSU | 4.55 %LSU | 8.12 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.11 %LSU | 4.31 %LSU | 11.32 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.15 %LSU | 2.37 %LSU | 5.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.93 %LSU | 4.02 %LSU | 5.71 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 %LSU | 2.79 %LSU | 6.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 %LSU | 3.14 %LSU | 3.22 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 181 Qatar 5.58 %LSU compare
- 182 Seychelles 4.98 %LSU compare
- 183 China, Taiwan Province of 4.26 %LSU compare
- 185 Cook Islands 2.45 %LSU compare
- 186 China, Hong Kong SAR 1.69 %LSU compare
- 187 Bahamas 1.29 %LSU compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Kuwait?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Kuwait was 3.2 %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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 11.32 %LSU in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 %LSU in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Kuwait ranks 184th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.