Cattle — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 56.09 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
56.09 %LSU
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
83rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
56.36 %LSU
in 2010
All-time low
29.96 %LSU
in 1988
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan, 1961–2023

0204060196119922023

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 83rd of 206 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 80 Chile 56.52 %LSU compare
  2. 80 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56.52 %LSU compare
  3. 82 Azerbaijan 56.42 %LSU compare
  4. 84 Türkiye 55.79 %LSU compare
  5. 85 Benin 55.64 %LSU compare
  6. 86 Belgium-Luxembourg 55.49 %LSU compare

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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 83rd out of 206 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

Indicator
Cattle — Share in total livestock
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.