Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Oceania
Oceania: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 73.26 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Oceania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 73.26 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Oceania peaked at 73.26 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.27 %LSU, in 1965.
That places Oceania 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.98 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 50.21 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 50.63 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 50.29 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 49.27 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 49.84 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 49.71 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 50.68 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 51.44 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 52.22 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 53.63 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 57.28 %LSU | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 61.38 %LSU | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 62.36 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 62.97 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 63.37 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 63.22 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 61.81 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 59.61 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 58.16 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 57.39 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 56.45 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 55.06 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 54.32 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 53.92 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 55.01 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 53.58 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 53 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 52.91 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 52.99 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 54.5 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 56.42 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 58.05 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 60.33 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 62.11 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 62.42 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62.93 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 63.19 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 63.18 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.97 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 65.22 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 66 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 66.35 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.53 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.65 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.06 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 68.89 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 70.59 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 71.77 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 71.91 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.26 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 71.92 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.37 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 72.79 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 72.25 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 71.65 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.45 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.78 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.5 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.43 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 70.99 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 70.52 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 73.26 %LSU | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.23 %LSU | 49.27 %LSU | 51.44 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.79 %LSU | 52.22 %LSU | 63.37 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.98 %LSU | 52.91 %LSU | 58.16 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.61 %LSU | 52.99 %LSU | 63.19 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.4 %LSU | 63.97 %LSU | 71.77 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.99 %LSU | 71.45 %LSU | 72.79 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.55 %LSU | 70.52 %LSU | 73.26 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 1 Paraguay 92.21 %LSU compare
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 81.63 %LSU compare
- 2 Luxembourg 91.02 %LSU compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 80.07 %LSU compare
- 3 Ireland 89 %LSU compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 63.03 %LSU compare
- 4 Argentina 86.42 %LSU compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 62.29 %LSU compare
- 5 Nicaragua 86.29 %LSU compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 58.79 %LSU compare
- 6 Uruguay 85.65 %LSU compare
- 7 Brazil 82.74 %LSU compare
- 7 Türkiye 56.33 %LSU compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Oceania?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Oceania was 73.26 %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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 73.26 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.27 %LSU in 1965.
- How does Oceania rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Oceania ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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.