Cattle — Share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cattle — Share in total livestock was 57.54 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 57.54 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 66.11 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 57.3 %LSU, in 2017.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66.01 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 66.11 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 65.92 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 66.09 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 65.92 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 65.68 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 65.27 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 64.97 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 65 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 64.75 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 64.51 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 64.97 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 64.79 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 64.63 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 64.29 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 63.84 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 63.78 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 64.33 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 64.61 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 63.75 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 63.6 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 63.52 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 63.35 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 62.77 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 62.57 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 62.34 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 61.24 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 60.78 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 60.88 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 60.85 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 60.93 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 61.3 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 61.97 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 61.36 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 61.58 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 61.2 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 61.17 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 61.16 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.39 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.08 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 60.86 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 60.92 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 60.8 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 60.16 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 60.16 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.51 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 60.27 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 60.26 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.12 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 59.92 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.74 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 58.72 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 58.54 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.45 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 57.89 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 57.77 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.3 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 57.93 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 57.72 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 57.65 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 57.64 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.58 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 57.54 %LSU | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.66 %LSU | 64.97 %LSU | 66.11 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.45 %LSU | 63.78 %LSU | 64.97 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.48 %LSU | 60.78 %LSU | 63.75 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.29 %LSU | 60.85 %LSU | 61.97 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.51 %LSU | 60.12 %LSU | 61.08 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4 %LSU | 57.3 %LSU | 59.92 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6 %LSU | 57.54 %LSU | 57.65 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 Paraguay 92.21 %LSU compare
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 81.63 %LSU compare
- 2 Luxembourg 91.02 %LSU compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 80.07 %LSU compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 62.29 %LSU compare
- 3 Ireland 89 %LSU compare
- 4 Argentina 86.42 %LSU compare
- 5 Nicaragua 86.29 %LSU compare
- 5 Türkiye 55.79 %LSU compare
- 6 Uruguay 85.65 %LSU compare
- 7 Brazil 82.74 %LSU compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 51.02 %LSU compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 57.54 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.11 %LSU in 1962.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3 %LSU in 2017.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.