What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Asia?

Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Asia was 384.78 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Asia?

The highest recorded value was 384.78 million LSU in 2023.

What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 223.69 million LSU in 1962.

How does Asia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?

Asia ranks 3rd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Asia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Asia

Name: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Asia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 384.78 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

384.78 million LSU

Change on year

up 0.3%

Rank

3rd

of 35 groups

All-time high

384.78 million LSU

in 2023

All-time low

223.69 million LSU

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Asia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Asia stood at 384.78 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Asia peaked at 384.78 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 223.69 million LSU, in 1962.

That places Asia 3rd out of 35 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	235.24 million LSU	223.69 million LSU	248.64 million LSU	9
1970s	253.97 million LSU	249.62 million LSU	261.72 million LSU	10
1980s	281.30 million LSU	259.54 million LSU	301.61 million LSU	10
1990s	329.79 million LSU	304.40 million LSU	347.04 million LSU	10
2000s	342.50 million LSU	332.85 million LSU	353.62 million LSU	10
2010s	356.99 million LSU	352.00 million LSU	366.56 million LSU	10
2020s	379.96 million LSU	373.15 million LSU	384.78 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Asia

1 OECD 252.87 million LSU compare
2 Brazil 167.04 million LSU compare
3 India 153.26 million LSU compare
4 China 69.99 million LSU compare
5 China, mainland 69.88 million LSU compare
6 USSR 69.63 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Asia

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 251,913 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 947,202 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 62.13 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.44 % (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.44 g/Int$ (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 100,624 1000 ha (2024)
Country area — Area 3.20 million 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 86,424 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 3.11 million 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 18.55 % (2024)

All data for Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Asia?: Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Asia was 384.78 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Asia?: The highest recorded value was 384.78 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 223.69 million LSU in 1962.
How does Asia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?: Asia ranks 3rd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.