Cattle — Share in total livestock in World
World: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 51.54 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in World, 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 World is 51.54 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in World peaked at 61.99 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 51.39 %LSU, in 2022.
World ranks 23rd of 35 groups on this measure, 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 | 61.56 %LSU | 61.06 %LSU | 61.99 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.83 %LSU | 59.76 %LSU | 61.48 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.51 %LSU | 57.08 %LSU | 59.34 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.21 %LSU | 55.44 %LSU | 56.88 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.32 %LSU | 52.94 %LSU | 55.11 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.19 %LSU | 51.44 %LSU | 52.77 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.49 %LSU | 51.39 %LSU | 51.54 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.5 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.34 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 354,701 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 443,046 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.39 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.2 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 34.18 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 35.69 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in World?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in World was 51.54 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 61.99 %LSU in 1962.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.39 %LSU in 2022.
- How does World rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- World ranks 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.