Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 189.35 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 189.35 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 189.35 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.77 million LSU, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.77 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 67.15 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 69.03 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 71.78 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 73.55 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 75.39 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 77.77 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 79.53 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 80.31 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 81.24 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 81.66 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 81.54 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 80.65 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 80.70 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 81.93 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 82.12 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 83.56 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 87.90 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 90.36 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 87.05 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 89.32 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 91.55 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 91.97 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 89.68 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 90.93 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 91.46 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 90.22 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 91.41 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 92.98 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 94.64 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 95.68 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 99.23 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 98.30 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 100.16 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 103.29 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 104.45 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 107.87 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 110.87 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 114.53 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 114.96 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 116.80 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 121.46 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 124.30 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 125.09 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 129.17 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 133.38 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 137.36 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 142.35 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 145.95 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 149.91 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 151.97 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 156.36 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 160.15 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 164.35 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 167.70 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 171.67 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 175.12 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 172.68 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 178.27 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 182.15 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 183.46 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 187.25 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 189.35 million LSU | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.36 million LSU | 65.77 million LSU | 80.31 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.17 million LSU | 80.65 million LSU | 90.36 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.66 million LSU | 87.05 million LSU | 92.98 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.90 million LSU | 94.64 million LSU | 114.53 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.08 million LSU | 114.96 million LSU | 145.95 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.82 million LSU | 149.91 million LSU | 178.27 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.55 million LSU | 182.15 million LSU | 189.35 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 189.35 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 189.35 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.77 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.