Cattle — Share in total livestock in India
India: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 52.05 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in India, 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 India is 52.05 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in India peaked at 69.1 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 52.05 %LSU, in 2023.
India ranks 92nd of 190 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.1 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 68.76 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 68.78 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 68.74 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 68.62 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.5 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 68.2 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 68.01 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 67.83 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 67.64 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 67.43 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 67.32 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 66.88 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 66.54 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 66.46 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 66.23 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 65.81 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 65.35 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 64.99 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 64.63 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 64.23 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 63.93 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 63.45 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 63.16 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 62.91 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 62.52 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 62.74 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 62.41 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 62.1 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 61.77 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 61.46 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 61.06 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 60.62 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 60.19 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 59.74 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 59.28 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 58.72 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 58.12 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 57.52 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 56.92 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 56.3 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 55.68 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 55.01 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 54.91 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 54.8 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 54.68 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.53 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 54.27 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 54 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 53.72 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 53.44 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.18 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 52.53 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 52.08 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 52.08 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.13 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 52.23 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.36 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.52 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 52.64 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.1 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 52.09 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.05 %LSU | -0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 52.05 %LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.58 %LSU, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 52.05 %LSU is below the median for South Asia, which is 58.28 %LSU, 89% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.5 %LSU | 67.83 %LSU | 69.1 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.47 %LSU | 64.99 %LSU | 67.64 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.21 %LSU | 62.1 %LSU | 64.63 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.85 %LSU | 57.52 %LSU | 61.77 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.11 %LSU | 54 %LSU | 56.92 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.63 %LSU | 52.08 %LSU | 53.72 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.22 %LSU | 52.05 %LSU | 52.64 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in India?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in India was 52.05 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.05 %LSU in 2023.
- How does India rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- India ranks 92nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.