Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in OECD

OECD: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 252.87 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
252.87 million LSU
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
317.93 million LSU
in 1975
All-time low
243.31 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in OECD, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in OECD is 252.87 million LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in OECD peaked at 317.93 million LSU in 1975 and was at its lowest, 243.31 million LSU, in 1961.

That places OECD 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 259.31 million LSU 243.31 million LSU 271.63 million LSU 9
1970s 297.46 million LSU 276.23 million LSU 317.93 million LSU 10
1980s 283.97 million LSU 267.46 million LSU 295.58 million LSU 10
1990s 269.19 million LSU 265.22 million LSU 274.46 million LSU 10
2000s 260.83 million LSU 258.29 million LSU 266.06 million LSU 10
2010s 255.11 million LSU 252.58 million LSU 258.62 million LSU 10
2020s 254.11 million LSU 252.35 million LSU 255.67 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 Brazil 167.04 million LSU compare
  2. 3 India 153.26 million LSU compare
  3. 4 China 69.99 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in OECD?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in OECD was 252.87 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 317.93 million LSU in 1975.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 243.31 million LSU in 1961.
How does OECD rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
OECD ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD 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

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.