Cattle — Share in total livestock in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 45.31 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 45.31 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Southern Asia peaked at 66.58 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 45.31 %LSU, in 2023.
That places Southern Asia 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.82 %LSU | 64.99 %LSU | 66.58 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.47 %LSU | 61.82 %LSU | 64.83 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.14 %LSU | 57.5 %LSU | 60.85 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.88 %LSU | 52.75 %LSU | 57.13 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.34 %LSU | 48.95 %LSU | 52.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.27 %LSU | 46.51 %LSU | 48.84 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.71 %LSU | 45.31 %LSU | 46.28 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 14.43 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 2.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 120.31 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 5.16 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Southern Asia?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Southern Asia was 45.31 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.58 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.31 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Southern Asia rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Southern Asia ranks 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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
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.