Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 80.10 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Eastern Asia stood at 80.10 million LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Eastern Asia peaked at 96.22 million LSU in 1996 and was at its lowest, 41.79 million LSU, in 1962.
Eastern Asia ranks 15th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.33 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 41.79 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 42.51 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 45.26 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 47.32 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 49.72 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 51.70 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 53.13 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 54.29 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 54.32 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 54.81 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 55.14 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 55.20 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 56.08 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 55.95 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 55.37 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 54.06 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 53.37 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 53.76 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 54.14 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 54.30 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 55.57 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 58.27 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 59.95 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 62.85 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 65.93 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 68.90 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 70.18 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 72.25 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 73.70 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 76.33 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 77.72 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 80.08 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 83.55 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 90.41 million LSU | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 96.22 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 81.82 million LSU | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 89.27 million LSU | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 90.72 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 92.15 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 89.27 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 85.09 million LSU | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 83.51 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 82.51 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 81.34 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 80.00 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 76.88 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 77.97 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 74.87 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 73.30 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 70.38 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 68.93 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 67.95 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 68.08 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 68.47 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 68.99 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.74 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 69.17 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 70.16 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 73.13 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 75.19 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 78.26 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 80.10 million LSU | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.67 million LSU | 41.79 million LSU | 54.29 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.81 million LSU | 53.37 million LSU | 56.08 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.23 million LSU | 54.14 million LSU | 72.25 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.98 million LSU | 73.70 million LSU | 96.22 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.36 million LSU | 74.87 million LSU | 92.15 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.32 million LSU | 67.74 million LSU | 73.30 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.67 million LSU | 73.13 million LSU | 80.10 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 916,234 LSU compare
- 12 Mexico 25.63 million LSU compare
- 13 Sudan (former) 20.68 million LSU compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 593,557 LSU compare
- 14 Colombia 20.44 million LSU compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 372,711 LSU compare
- 15 Chad 18.82 million LSU compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 251,474 LSU compare
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.60 million LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 240,266 LSU compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 60,618 LSU compare
- 17 Sudan 15.35 million LSU compare
- 18 France 15.13 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 36,675 LSU compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Eastern Asia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Eastern Asia was 80.10 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.22 million LSU in 1996.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.79 million LSU in 1962.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Eastern Asia ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.