What is cattle — share in total livestock in Asia?

Cattle — share in total livestock in Asia was 33.42 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Asia?

The highest recorded value was 53.76 %LSU in 1961.

What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 33.02 %LSU in 2017.

How does Asia rank for cattle — share in total livestock?

Asia ranks 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.

Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Asia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Asia 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.

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Asia

Name: Cattle — Share in total livestock in Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Asia: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 33.42 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

33.42 %LSU

Change on year

up 0.5%

Rank

13th

of 20 groups

All-time high

53.76 %LSU

in 1961

All-time low

33.02 %LSU

in 2017

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, cattle — share in total livestock in Asia stood at 33.42 %LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Asia peaked at 53.76 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 33.02 %LSU, in 2017.

That places Asia 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Share in total livestock in Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	%LSU	Change
1961	53.76 %LSU	—
1962	53.43 %LSU	-0.6%
1963	52.43 %LSU	-1.9%
1964	51.11 %LSU	-2.5%
1965	50.39 %LSU	-1.4%
1966	49.38 %LSU	-2.0%
1967	48.58 %LSU	-1.6%
1968	48.43 %LSU	-0.3%
1969	48.63 %LSU	+0.4%
1970	48.62 %LSU	-0.0%
1971	47.3 %LSU	-2.7%
1972	46 %LSU	-2.7%
1973	45.25 %LSU	-1.6%
1974	45.15 %LSU	-0.2%
1975	45.06 %LSU	-0.2%
1976	44.39 %LSU	-1.5%
1977	43.94 %LSU	-1.0%
1978	43.67 %LSU	-0.6%
1979	43.28 %LSU	-0.9%
1980	41.95 %LSU	-3.1%
1981	42.19 %LSU	+0.6%
1982	42.37 %LSU	+0.4%
1983	42.27 %LSU	-0.2%
1984	42.33 %LSU	+0.1%
1985	42.27 %LSU	-0.1%
1986	41.65 %LSU	-1.5%
1987	41.49 %LSU	-0.4%
1988	41.52 %LSU	+0.1%
1989	41.04 %LSU	-1.2%
1990	40.73 %LSU	-0.8%
1991	40.27 %LSU	-1.1%
1992	40.62 %LSU	+0.9%
1993	40.29 %LSU	-0.8%
1994	39.99 %LSU	-0.7%
1995	39.84 %LSU	-0.4%
1996	39.37 %LSU	-1.2%
1997	39.41 %LSU	+0.1%
1998	39.61 %LSU	+0.5%
1999	38.98 %LSU	-1.6%
2000	38.44 %LSU	-1.4%
2001	38.05 %LSU	-1.0%
2002	37.11 %LSU	-2.5%
2003	36.69 %LSU	-1.1%
2004	36.53 %LSU	-0.4%
2005	36.25 %LSU	-0.8%
2006	36.31 %LSU	+0.2%
2007	36.25 %LSU	-0.2%
2008	35.9 %LSU	-1.0%
2009	34.39 %LSU	-4.2%
2010	34.45 %LSU	+0.2%
2011	34.43 %LSU	-0.1%
2012	34.03 %LSU	-1.2%
2013	33.67 %LSU	-1.1%
2014	33.54 %LSU	-0.4%
2015	33.36 %LSU	-0.5%
2016	33.49 %LSU	+0.4%
2017	33.02 %LSU	-1.4%
2018	33.29 %LSU	+0.8%
2019	34.66 %LSU	+4.1%
2020	33.75 %LSU	-2.6%
2021	33.42 %LSU	-1.0%
2022	33.27 %LSU	-0.4%
2023	33.42 %LSU	+0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	50.68 %LSU	48.43 %LSU	53.76 %LSU	9
1970s	45.27 %LSU	43.28 %LSU	48.62 %LSU	10
1980s	41.91 %LSU	41.04 %LSU	42.37 %LSU	10
1990s	39.91 %LSU	38.98 %LSU	40.73 %LSU	10
2000s	36.59 %LSU	34.39 %LSU	38.44 %LSU	10
2010s	33.79 %LSU	33.02 %LSU	34.66 %LSU	10
2020s	33.47 %LSU	33.27 %LSU	33.75 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Asia

10 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
10 Timor-Leste 39.32 %LSU compare
11 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.85 %LSU compare
12 Namibia 76.57 %LSU compare
12 Micronesia 34.22 %LSU compare
13 Costa Rica 76.47 %LSU compare
14 Madagascar 75.59 %LSU compare
14 Polynesia 31.44 %LSU compare
15 New Zealand 75.56 %LSU compare
15 Melanesia 26.51 %LSU compare
16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 25.27 %LSU compare
16 Eswatini 74.4 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Asia

Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)

All data for Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Asia?: Cattle — share in total livestock in Asia was 33.42 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Asia?: The highest recorded value was 53.76 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 33.02 %LSU in 2017.
How does Asia rank for cattle — share in total livestock?: Asia ranks 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Asia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Asia 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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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: 12 August 2026

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.