Cattle and Buffaloes β Share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cattle and Buffaloes β Share in total livestock was 59.15 %LSU in 2023. βΌ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes β Share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961β2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 59.15 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes β share in total livestock in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes β share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 68.31 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 59.15 %LSU, in 2023.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12th out of 43 regions 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.05 %LSU | 67.66 %LSU | 68.31 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.07 %LSU | 66.36 %LSU | 67.66 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.51 %LSU | 64.01 %LSU | 66.59 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.39 %LSU | 63.98 %LSU | 65.19 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.35 %LSU | 62.89 %LSU | 63.97 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.94 %LSU | 59.8 %LSU | 62.66 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5 %LSU | 59.15 %LSU | 59.67 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 Β°C (2025)
- Agriculture β Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area β Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area β Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Cropland β Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes β share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Cattle and buffaloes β share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 59.15 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes β share in total livestock recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.31 %LSU in 1962.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes β share in total livestock recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.15 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cattle and buffaloes β share in total livestock?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 43 regions with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes β share in total livestock rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes β 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.