Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Central Asia
Central Asia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 16.64 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Central Asia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Central Asia stood at 16.64 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Central Asia peaked at 16.64 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.44 million LSU, in 1999.
Central Asia ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.86 million LSU | — |
| 1993 | 10.95 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 10.93 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.13 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 9.18 million LSU | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 8.08 million LSU | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 7.54 million LSU | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 7.44 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.60 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 7.86 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.13 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 8.45 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.00 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 9.50 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 9.94 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.33 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 11.01 million LSU | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 11.57 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 11.96 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 12.44 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 12.58 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 12.97 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 13.42 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 13.94 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 14.87 million LSU | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 15.32 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.81 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 15.41 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 15.77 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 16.21 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 16.37 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 16.64 million LSU | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.39 million LSU | 7.44 million LSU | 10.95 million LSU | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.34 million LSU | 7.60 million LSU | 11.57 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.87 million LSU | 11.96 million LSU | 15.81 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.25 million LSU | 15.77 million LSU | 16.64 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 23 Russian Federation 10.50 million LSU compare
- 24 Nigeria 10.45 million LSU compare
- 25 Germany 9.76 million LSU compare
- 26 Paraguay 9.47 million LSU compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.60 million LSU compare
- 28 New Zealand 8.58 million LSU compare
- 29 Niger 8.56 million LSU compare
- 29 Caribbean 5.10 million LSU compare
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 339,499 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 338,315 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Central Asia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Central Asia was 16.64 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.64 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.44 million LSU in 1999.
- How does Central Asia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Central Asia ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central 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
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.