Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mongolia
Mongolia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 3.48 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 3.48 million LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mongolia peaked at 3.58 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million LSU, in 1962.
That places Mongolia 52nd out of 190 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.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.24 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.06 million LSU | -14.1% |
| 1963 | 1.11 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 1.21 million LSU | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 1.29 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 1.36 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 1.35 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.32 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.29 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.29 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.37 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 1.41 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.42 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.45 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.54 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 1.58 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.57 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.55 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.61 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 1.61 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.56 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.54 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.56 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.54 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.54 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.57 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.61 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.64 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.65 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.75 million LSU | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 1.85 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 1.83 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.83 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.77 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.95 million LSU | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 2.16 million LSU | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 2.26 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.35 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 2.42 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.49 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.01 million LSU | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 1.35 million LSU | -33.2% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million LSU | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million LSU | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million LSU | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 1.58 million LSU | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 1.63 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million LSU | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.68 million LSU | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 1.89 million LSU | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million LSU | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 2.46 million LSU | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 2.65 million LSU | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 2.85 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 2.85 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.09 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 3.08 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.26 million LSU | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.58 million LSU | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 3.48 million LSU | -2.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 3.48 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 525,981 LSU, 6.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 3.48 million LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.34 million LSU, 2.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -33.2% | 2.01 million LSU | 1.35 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 million LSU | 1.06 million LSU | 1.36 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 million LSU | 1.29 million LSU | 1.61 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 million LSU | 1.54 million LSU | 1.65 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 million LSU | 1.75 million LSU | 2.42 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million LSU | 1.17 million LSU | 2.49 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million LSU | 1.41 million LSU | 3.09 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 million LSU | 3.08 million LSU | 3.58 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 49 Japan 3.64 million LSU compare
- 50 Thailand 3.63 million LSU compare
- 51 Philippines 3.62 million LSU compare
- 53 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.37 million LSU compare
- 54 Egypt 3.21 million LSU compare
- 55 Belgium-Luxembourg 3.06 million LSU compare
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mongolia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mongolia was 3.48 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million LSU in 1962.
- How does Mongolia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Mongolia ranks 52nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.