What is cattle — share in total livestock in Colombia?

Cattle — share in total livestock in Colombia was 76.88 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 88.35 %LSU in 1971.

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

The lowest recorded value was 76.88 %LSU in 2023.

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

Colombia ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Colombia 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 Colombia

Name: Cattle — Share in total livestock in Colombia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Colombia: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 76.88 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

76.88 %LSU

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

13th

of 206 countries

All-time high

88.35 %LSU

in 1971

All-time low

76.88 %LSU

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle — share in total livestock in Colombia is 76.88 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Colombia peaked at 88.35 %LSU in 1971 and was at its lowest, 76.88 %LSU, in 2023.

That places Colombia 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	86.7 %LSU	86.04 %LSU	88.05 %LSU	9
1970s	87.18 %LSU	85.97 %LSU	88.35 %LSU	10
1980s	84.03 %LSU	82.9 %LSU	85.27 %LSU	10
1990s	81.9 %LSU	80.91 %LSU	82.9 %LSU	10
2000s	80.2 %LSU	79.02 %LSU	81.06 %LSU	10
2010s	80.61 %LSU	79.44 %LSU	81.89 %LSU	10
2020s	77.64 %LSU	76.88 %LSU	79.17 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Colombia

10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 80.07 %LSU compare
11 Guinea 77.66 %LSU compare
12 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
14 Namibia 76.57 %LSU compare
15 Costa Rica 76.47 %LSU compare
16 Madagascar 75.59 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Colombia

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.07 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,087 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 3,112 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.66 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 86.64 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 35,129 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.1 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 2,473 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.26 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 2,944 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Colombia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Colombia?: Cattle — share in total livestock in Colombia was 76.88 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 88.35 %LSU in 1971.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 76.88 %LSU in 2023.
How does Colombia rank for cattle — share in total livestock?: Colombia ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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: 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.