Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 75.56 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in New Zealand, 1961–2023
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 New Zealand is 75.56 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in New Zealand peaked at 75.71 %LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.55 %LSU, in 1983.
New Zealand ranks 18th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.22 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 53.47 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 53.16 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 52.63 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 51.94 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.93 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 52.69 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 54.05 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 55.4 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 55.73 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 54 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 55.2 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 57.65 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 59.02 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 59.22 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 58.03 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 56.11 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 54.01 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 52.34 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 50.75 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 50.03 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 49.47 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 48.55 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 49.15 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 50.15 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 51.3 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 51.49 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 51.45 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 52.27 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 54.07 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 55.47 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 56.84 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 58.43 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 60.4 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 61.67 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 61.73 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 62.68 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 62.86 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 62.44 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 64.25 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 66.09 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 66.81 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 66.95 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.9 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.43 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.65 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.47 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 70.06 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 71.63 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 71.28 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.47 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 72.69 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.89 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 73.69 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.71 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 74.67 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.72 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.11 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.5 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 75.71 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.42 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 75.56 %LSU | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.17 %LSU | 51.93 %LSU | 55.4 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.13 %LSU | 52.34 %LSU | 59.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.46 %LSU | 48.55 %LSU | 52.27 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.66 %LSU | 54.07 %LSU | 62.86 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.32 %LSU | 64.25 %LSU | 71.63 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.62 %LSU | 71.28 %LSU | 75.11 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.55 %LSU | 75.42 %LSU | 75.71 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 15 Namibia 76.57 %LSU compare
- 16 Costa Rica 76.47 %LSU compare
- 17 Madagascar 75.59 %LSU compare
- 19 Sri Lanka 75.26 %LSU compare
- 20 Eswatini 74.4 %LSU compare
- 21 Australia and New Zealand 74.28 %LSU compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0149 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -20.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in New Zealand?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in New Zealand was 75.56 %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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 75.71 %LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.55 %LSU in 1983.
- How does New Zealand rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- New Zealand ranks 18th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.