Cattle — Share in total livestock in Israel

Israel: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 37.54 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
37.54 %LSU
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
120th
of 190 countries
All-time high
49.15 %LSU
in 1974
All-time low
31.84 %LSU
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Israel recorded 37.54 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Israel peaked at 49.15 %LSU in 1974 and was at its lowest, 31.84 %LSU, in 2009.

Israel ranks 120th 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 Israel, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Share in total livestock in Israel, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 42.83 %LSU —
1962 43.44 %LSU +1.4%
1963 44.53 %LSU +2.5%
1964 44.77 %LSU +0.5%
1965 44.97 %LSU +0.4%
1966 43.43 %LSU -3.4%
1967 44.34 %LSU +2.1%
1968 45.59 %LSU +2.8%
1969 47.59 %LSU +4.4%
1970 48.33 %LSU +1.6%
1971 46.58 %LSU -3.6%
1972 45.77 %LSU -1.7%
1973 47.59 %LSU +4.0%
1974 49.15 %LSU +3.3%
1975 39.21 %LSU -20.2%
1976 38.1 %LSU -2.8%
1977 37.97 %LSU -0.3%
1978 37.73 %LSU -0.6%
1979 36.64 %LSU -2.9%
1980 35.32 %LSU -3.6%
1981 36.3 %LSU +2.8%
1982 37.13 %LSU +2.3%
1983 35.47 %LSU -4.5%
1984 34.74 %LSU -2.1%
1985 34.43 %LSU -0.9%
1986 39.55 %LSU +14.9%
1987 40.14 %LSU +1.5%
1988 40.04 %LSU -0.2%
1989 40.5 %LSU +1.1%
1990 41.17 %LSU +1.7%
1991 37.8 %LSU -8.2%
1992 40.39 %LSU +6.9%
1993 42.27 %LSU +4.7%
1994 42.57 %LSU +0.7%
1995 43.08 %LSU +1.2%
1996 44.68 %LSU +3.7%
1997 41.81 %LSU -6.4%
1998 41.04 %LSU -1.8%
1999 40.63 %LSU -1.0%
2000 40.12 %LSU -1.3%
2001 38.39 %LSU -4.3%
2002 36.37 %LSU -5.3%
2003 35.64 %LSU -2.0%
2004 34.76 %LSU -2.5%
2005 34.47 %LSU -0.8%
2006 34.19 %LSU -0.8%
2007 33.47 %LSU -2.1%
2008 33.67 %LSU +0.6%
2009 31.84 %LSU -5.4%
2010 32.69 %LSU +2.7%
2011 33.38 %LSU +2.1%
2012 33.53 %LSU +0.4%
2013 35.49 %LSU +5.8%
2014 35.87 %LSU +1.1%
2015 34.77 %LSU -3.1%
2016 36.54 %LSU +5.1%
2017 34.98 %LSU -4.3%
2018 37.07 %LSU +6.0%
2019 35.89 %LSU -3.2%
2020 33.88 %LSU -5.6%
2021 36.75 %LSU +8.5%
2022 37.95 %LSU +3.3%
2023 37.54 %LSU -1.1%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 37.54 %LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.99 %LSU, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 37.54 %LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.22 %LSU, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 44.61 %LSU 42.83 %LSU 47.59 %LSU 9
1970s 42.71 %LSU 36.64 %LSU 49.15 %LSU 10
1980s 37.36 %LSU 34.43 %LSU 40.5 %LSU 10
1990s 41.54 %LSU 37.8 %LSU 44.68 %LSU 10
2000s 35.29 %LSU 31.84 %LSU 40.12 %LSU 10
2010s 35.02 %LSU 32.69 %LSU 37.07 %LSU 10
2020s 36.53 %LSU 33.88 %LSU 37.95 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 117 Senegal 38.34 %LSU compare
  2. 118 Dominican Republic 37.96 %LSU compare
  3. 119 Serbia and Montenegro 37.79 %LSU compare
  4. 121 Nepal 37.44 %LSU compare
  5. 122 Saint Lucia 36.45 %LSU compare
  6. 123 Republic of Korea 36.09 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Israel?
Cattle — share in total livestock in Israel was 37.54 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 49.15 %LSU in 1974.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 31.84 %LSU in 2009.
How does Israel rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
Israel ranks 120th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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

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.