Cattle — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 56.09 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 56.09 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Afghanistan peaked at 56.36 %LSU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.96 %LSU, in 1988.
Afghanistan ranks 82nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.61 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 42.59 %LSU | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 42.22 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 41.89 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 41.51 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 42.65 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 42.6 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 41.51 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 41.67 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 41.9 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 41.9 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 47.93 %LSU | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 43.66 %LSU | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 43.28 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 42.7 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 42.56 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 42.62 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 43.97 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 44.62 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 44.45 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 44.44 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 44.37 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 44.44 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 39.89 %LSU | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 36.36 %LSU | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 31.26 %LSU | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 30.24 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 29.96 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 30.74 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 31.46 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 31.73 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 33.58 %LSU | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 35.43 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 36.23 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 37.74 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 42.19 %LSU | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 42.13 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.85 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 42.32 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 41.26 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 38.14 %LSU | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 48.84 %LSU | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 49.08 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 45.44 %LSU | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 47.92 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 53.31 %LSU | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 56.09 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 55.74 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 54.12 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 56.36 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 54.16 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 53.64 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 54.4 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 54.73 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.78 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 53.87 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.48 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 53.75 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 53.9 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 54.26 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 54.84 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 55.57 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 56.09 %LSU | +0.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 56.09 %LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.3 %LSU, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 56.09 %LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.22 %LSU, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan 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 | +28.1% | 38.14 %LSU | 48.84 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.69 %LSU | 38.61 %LSU | 42.65 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.51 %LSU | 41.9 %LSU | 47.93 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.61 %LSU | 29.96 %LSU | 44.45 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.37 %LSU | 31.46 %LSU | 42.32 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.99 %LSU | 38.14 %LSU | 56.09 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.11 %LSU | 52.48 %LSU | 56.36 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.19 %LSU | 54.26 %LSU | 56.09 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 79 Chile 56.52 %LSU compare
- 79 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56.52 %LSU compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 56.42 %LSU compare
- 83 Benin 55.64 %LSU compare
- 84 Belgium-Luxembourg 55.49 %LSU compare
- 85 Ecuador 54.39 %LSU compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % 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 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Afghanistan?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Afghanistan was 56.09 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.36 %LSU in 2010.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.96 %LSU in 1988.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Afghanistan ranks 82nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Share in total livestock. 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.