Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 71.24 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 71.24 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Switzerland peaked at 77.77 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 70.7 %LSU, in 2005.
Switzerland ranks 30th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.42 %LSU | 73.53 %LSU | 77.77 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.5 %LSU | 71.88 %LSU | 75.12 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.93 %LSU | 71.79 %LSU | 73.38 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.47 %LSU | 73.37 %LSU | 76.33 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.7 %LSU | 70.7 %LSU | 72.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.08 %LSU | 70.71 %LSU | 71.45 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.05 %LSU | 70.8 %LSU | 71.24 %LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Switzerland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.13 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.20 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 27,353 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,008 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 351,039 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 394,174 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 339,356 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Switzerland?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Switzerland was 71.24 %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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 77.77 %LSU in 1962.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7 %LSU in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Switzerland ranks 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.