Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in South America
South America: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 80.44 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
South America recorded 80.44 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in South America peaked at 82.3 %LSU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 73.34 %LSU, in 1961.
That places South America 1st 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 South America, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.34 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 73.8 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 73.53 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 73.77 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 74.3 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 74.67 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 75.29 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 75.62 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 75.64 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 75.81 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 76.29 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 77 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 77.16 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 77.78 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 77.75 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 78.47 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 79.44 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 79.46 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 78.96 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 79.27 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 79.33 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 79.25 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 79.68 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 79.73 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 79.63 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 79.43 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 79.4 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 79.68 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 79.76 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 79.89 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 79.76 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 79.8 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 80.18 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 80.13 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 80.17 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 81 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 80.92 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 80.78 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.66 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 80.69 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80.67 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.6 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 82.09 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 82.3 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.1 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.84 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.21 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 80.93 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.79 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.38 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.44 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 80.82 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 80.94 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.72 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.72 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.83 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.51 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.34 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.2 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.09 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.03 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.23 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.44 %LSU | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.44 %LSU | 73.34 %LSU | 75.64 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.81 %LSU | 75.81 %LSU | 79.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.52 %LSU | 79.25 %LSU | 79.76 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.33 %LSU | 79.76 %LSU | 81 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.42 %LSU | 80.67 %LSU | 82.3 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.59 %LSU | 80.2 %LSU | 80.94 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2 %LSU | 80.03 %LSU | 80.44 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 6.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in South America?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in South America was 80.44 %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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3 %LSU in 2004.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.34 %LSU in 1961.
- How does South America rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- South America ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.