What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ecuador?

Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ecuador was 2.61 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 3.81 million LSU in 1997.

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

The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million LSU in 1961.

How does Ecuador rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?

Ecuador ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ecuador 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 Ecuador

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

Ecuador: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 2.61 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.61 million LSU

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

68th

of 206 countries

All-time high

3.81 million LSU

in 1997

All-time low

1.08 million LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Ecuador, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ecuador stood at 2.61 million LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ecuador peaked at 3.81 million LSU in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Ecuador 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.43 million LSU	1.08 million LSU	1.68 million LSU	9
1970s	1.77 million LSU	1.64 million LSU	1.99 million LSU	10
1980s	2.50 million LSU	2.10 million LSU	2.92 million LSU	10
1990s	3.44 million LSU	3.05 million LSU	3.81 million LSU	10
2000s	3.43 million LSU	3.14 million LSU	3.64 million LSU	10
2010s	3.25 million LSU	2.84 million LSU	3.75 million LSU	10
2020s	2.80 million LSU	2.61 million LSU	3.04 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

65 Yugoslav SFR 2.73 million LSU compare
66 Republic of Korea 2.62 million LSU compare
67 Czechoslovakia 2.61 million LSU compare
69 Angola 2.59 million LSU compare
70 Belarus 2.52 million LSU compare
71 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.50 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Ecuador

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 50.46 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,148 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 801 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.13 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 54.85 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,764 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.7 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 1,346 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.44 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 929.4 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ecuador?: Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ecuador was 2.61 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 3.81 million LSU in 1997.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million LSU in 1961.
How does Ecuador rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?: Ecuador ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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.