What is cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Asia?

Cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Asia was 19.39 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 38.4 %LSU in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 16.98 %LSU in 2013.

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

Eastern Asia ranks 34th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Eastern 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 Eastern Asia

Name: Cattle — Share in total livestock in Eastern Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Eastern Asia: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 19.39 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

19.39 %LSU

Change on year

up 3.5%

Rank

34th

of 35 groups

All-time high

38.4 %LSU

in 1961

All-time low

16.98 %LSU

in 2013

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia is 19.39 %LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Asia peaked at 38.4 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.98 %LSU, in 2013.

Eastern Asia ranks 34th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	33.13 %LSU	29.91 %LSU	38.4 %LSU	9
1970s	25.89 %LSU	22.82 %LSU	31.08 %LSU	10
1980s	24 %LSU	21.9 %LSU	25.39 %LSU	10
1990s	25.77 %LSU	25.14 %LSU	26.65 %LSU	10
2000s	22.81 %LSU	17.96 %LSU	25.93 %LSU	10
2010s	17.58 %LSU	16.98 %LSU	19.82 %LSU	10
2020s	18.78 %LSU	18.31 %LSU	19.39 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

31 New Caledonia 69.94 %LSU compare
32 Panama 69.8 %LSU compare
33 Ethiopia 69.28 %LSU compare
34 Puerto Rico 69.1 %LSU compare
35 Guatemala 68.03 %LSU compare
36 Uganda 67.3 %LSU compare
37 Rwanda 66.93 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Eastern Asia

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
Country area — Area 1.18 million 1000 ha (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.80 million 1000 USD (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 181.93 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 968,455 t (2024)

All data for Eastern Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Asia?: Cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Asia was 19.39 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Asia?: The highest recorded value was 38.4 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 16.98 %LSU in 2013.
How does Eastern Asia rank for cattle — share in total livestock?: Eastern Asia ranks 34th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Eastern Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern 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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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.