Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 57.3 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 57.3 %LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 66.87 %LSU in 1964 and was at its lowest, 57.3 %LSU, in 2023.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 15th out of 31 groups 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.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66.41 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 66.86 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 66.81 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 66.87 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 66.81 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 66.68 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 66.71 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 66.62 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 66.64 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 66.45 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 66.11 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 66.46 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 66.31 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 66.21 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 65.82 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 65.55 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 65.33 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 65.64 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 65.8 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 65.32 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 65.29 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 65.34 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 65.27 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 65.04 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 64.68 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 64.85 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 64.13 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 63.79 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 63.68 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 63.55 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 63.18 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 63.21 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.42 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 62.78 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 62.75 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 62.74 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 62.61 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.77 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 62.68 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 62.39 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 62.31 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.12 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 62.28 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 61.77 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 61.68 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 61.99 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 61.41 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 61.36 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.25 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 61.11 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.98 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 60.69 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 60.23 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 59.98 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 59.54 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 59.25 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.62 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 58.71 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.9 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.06 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.79 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 57.63 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 57.3 %LSU | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.71 %LSU | 66.41 %LSU | 66.87 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.97 %LSU | 65.33 %LSU | 66.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.74 %LSU | 63.68 %LSU | 65.34 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.97 %LSU | 62.61 %LSU | 63.55 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.86 %LSU | 61.25 %LSU | 62.39 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.7 %LSU | 57.9 %LSU | 61.11 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7 %LSU | 57.3 %LSU | 58.06 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 12 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
- 13 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
- 13 Micronesia 34.54 %LSU compare
- 14 Cambodia 76.68 %LSU compare
- 14 Viet Nam 33.18 %LSU compare
- 15 Namibia 76.57 %LSU compare
- 15 Polynesia 31.44 %LSU compare
- 16 Costa Rica 76.47 %LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 26.51 %LSU compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 25.27 %LSU compare
- 17 Madagascar 75.59 %LSU compare
- 18 New Zealand 75.56 %LSU compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 20.6 %LSU compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 57.3 %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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.87 %LSU in 1964.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.