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

Cattle — share in total livestock in Western Asia was 37.68 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 47.37 %LSU in 1965.

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

The lowest recorded value was 37.47 %LSU in 2006.

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

Western Asia ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Western 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 Western Asia

Name: Cattle — Share in total livestock in Western Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Western Asia: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 37.68 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

37.68 %LSU

Change on year

up 0.3%

Rank

31st

of 35 groups

All-time high

47.37 %LSU

in 1965

All-time low

37.47 %LSU

in 2006

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Western 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 Western Asia is 37.68 %LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Western Asia peaked at 47.37 %LSU in 1965 and was at its lowest, 37.47 %LSU, in 2006.

That places Western Asia 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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	46.82 %LSU	45.91 %LSU	47.37 %LSU	9
1970s	46.65 %LSU	45.49 %LSU	47.26 %LSU	10
1980s	43.34 %LSU	40.91 %LSU	46.8 %LSU	10
1990s	41.39 %LSU	39.69 %LSU	42.78 %LSU	10
2000s	39.59 %LSU	37.47 %LSU	41.45 %LSU	10
2010s	41.4 %LSU	39.86 %LSU	42.74 %LSU	10
2020s	38.61 %LSU	37.58 %LSU	40.01 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Western Asia

28 Austria 70.9 %LSU compare
29 Uzbekistan 70.53 %LSU compare
30 Belize 70.45 %LSU compare
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

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Western Asia

Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 274,302 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.24 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.1 % (2024)

All data for Western Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Western Asia?: Cattle — share in total livestock in Western Asia was 37.68 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Western Asia?: The highest recorded value was 47.37 %LSU in 1965.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Western Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 37.47 %LSU in 2006.
How does Western Asia rank for cattle — share in total livestock?: Western Asia ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Western Asia?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western 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.