Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 229.31 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 229.31 million LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Southern Asia peaked at 229.68 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 144.97 million LSU, in 1962.
That places Southern Asia 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144.98 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 144.97 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 145.03 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 147.56 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 147.71 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 149.06 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 150.03 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 151.11 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 152.12 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 153.42 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 154.17 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 154.77 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 154.97 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 156.25 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 157.43 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 158.96 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 159.89 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 163.48 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 166.21 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 163.08 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 166.07 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 169.03 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 171.10 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 172.45 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 174.36 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 177.86 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 178.47 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 179.97 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 182.67 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 183.98 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 184.73 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 187.64 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 188.19 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 189.06 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 189.97 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 191.20 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 191.62 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 191.41 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 191.31 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 191.16 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 191.01 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 191.42 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 191.90 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 195.03 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 198.78 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 205.14 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 209.26 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 209.38 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 210.23 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 211.13 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 212.63 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 213.38 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 214.10 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 212.00 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 214.19 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 216.71 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 218.19 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 220.89 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 223.19 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 225.45 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 227.44 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 229.68 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 229.31 million LSU | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.06 million LSU | 144.97 million LSU | 152.12 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 157.95 million LSU | 153.42 million LSU | 166.21 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 173.50 million LSU | 163.08 million LSU | 182.67 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 188.91 million LSU | 183.98 million LSU | 191.62 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 199.33 million LSU | 191.01 million LSU | 210.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.64 million LSU | 211.13 million LSU | 223.19 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.97 million LSU | 225.45 million LSU | 229.68 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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
- 9 Viet Nam 5.61 million LSU compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 35.48 million LSU compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Southern Asia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Southern Asia was 229.31 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 229.68 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 144.97 million LSU in 1962.
- How does Southern Asia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Southern Asia ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.