What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Brazil?

Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Brazil was 167.04 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 167.04 million LSU in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 39.23 million LSU in 1961.

How does Brazil rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?

Brazil ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Brazil 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 Brazil

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

Brazil: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 167.04 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

167.04 million LSU

Change on year

up 1.8%

World rank

2nd

of 206 countries

All-time high

167.04 million LSU

in 2023

All-time low

39.23 million LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Brazil, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Brazil stood at 167.04 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Brazil peaked at 167.04 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.23 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Brazil 2nd out of 206 countries 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	44.86 million LSU	39.23 million LSU	51.08 million LSU	9
1970s	65.14 million LSU	52.81 million LSU	76.42 million LSU	10
1980s	90.73 million LSU	83.28 million LSU	100.91 million LSU	10
1990s	110.29 million LSU	102.97 million LSU	115.23 million LSU	10
2000s	136.65 million LSU	118.91 million LSU	145.01 million LSU	10
2010s	149.45 million LSU	146.68 million LSU	152.73 million LSU	10
2020s	160.20 million LSU	152.49 million LSU	167.04 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Brazil

1 OECD 252.87 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

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Brazil

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 14.41 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9,183 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 15,763 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.74 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.12 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 173,361 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.41 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 8,088 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.47 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 55,642 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Brazil →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Brazil?: Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Brazil was 167.04 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 167.04 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 39.23 million LSU in 1961.
How does Brazil rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?: Brazil ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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.