Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in South America
South America: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 271.45 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
South America recorded 271.45 million LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in South America peaked at 271.45 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 101.14 million LSU, in 1961.
South America ranks 5th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in South America, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 101.14 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 103.00 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 102.50 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 105.88 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 110.63 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 114.40 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 118.76 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 121.25 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 121.76 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 124.20 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 128.27 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 134.21 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 138.75 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 144.24 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 148.30 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 155.99 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 162.70 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 160.94 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 162.29 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 169.42 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 171.28 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 171.92 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 172.60 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 174.81 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 175.42 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 177.48 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 180.26 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 185.04 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 188.56 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 190.27 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 193.69 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 196.76 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 198.43 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 202.40 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 205.10 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 202.68 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 204.51 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 204.41 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 205.62 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 209.20 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 214.27 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 223.56 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 234.62 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 241.88 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 244.92 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 245.78 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 242.54 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 244.29 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 244.99 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 242.92 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 243.46 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 244.92 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 245.25 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 246.19 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 247.52 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 250.23 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 250.47 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 250.47 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 252.95 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 255.46 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 261.03 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 267.87 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 271.45 million LSU | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.03 million LSU | 101.14 million LSU | 121.76 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 145.99 million LSU | 124.20 million LSU | 162.70 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 176.68 million LSU | 169.42 million LSU | 188.56 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 200.39 million LSU | 190.27 million LSU | 205.62 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 234.61 million LSU | 209.20 million LSU | 245.78 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 247.44 million LSU | 242.92 million LSU | 252.95 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.95 million LSU | 255.46 million LSU | 271.45 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 2 Brazil 167.04 million LSU compare
- 3 India 153.26 million LSU compare
- 4 China 69.99 million LSU compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 18.96 million LSU compare
- 5 China, mainland 69.88 million LSU compare
- 5 Türkiye 11.61 million LSU compare
- 6 USSR 69.63 million LSU compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.57 million LSU compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.77 million LSU compare
- 7 Pakistan 50.21 million LSU compare
- 8 Argentina 37.97 million LSU compare
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in South America?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in South America was 271.45 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 271.45 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.14 million LSU in 1961.
- How does South America rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- South America ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.