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 19th of 31 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.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in World, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.93 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 61.99 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 61.9 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 61.82 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 61.59 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 61.49 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 61.11 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 61.06 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 61.13 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 61.2 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 60.48 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 60.44 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 60.75 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 61.15 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 61.44 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 61.48 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 61.13 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 60.43 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 59.76 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 59.24 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 59.32 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 59.34 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 59.18 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 59.06 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 58.79 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 58.14 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 57.6 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 57.36 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 57.08 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 56.88 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 56.7 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 56.53 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 56.42 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 56.24 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.14 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.79 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 56.07 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 55.92 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 55.44 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 55.11 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 55.06 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 54.75 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 54.73 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.56 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 54.32 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 54.2 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.89 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 53.66 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 52.94 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 52.77 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 52.77 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.52 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 52.31 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 52.18 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.93 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 51.92 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.44 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 51.72 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.38 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 51.53 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 51.49 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 51.39 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 51.54 %LSU | +0.3% |
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
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 25.27 %LSU compare
- 16 Eswatini 74.4 %LSU compare
- 17 Viet Nam 24.34 %LSU compare
- 17 Australia and New Zealand 74.28 %LSU compare
- 18 Australia 73.88 %LSU compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 20.45 %LSU compare
- 19 Botswana 73.59 %LSU compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.29 %LSU compare
- 20 Honduras 73.37 %LSU compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 8.4 %LSU compare
- 21 Slovenia 72.47 %LSU compare
- 22 Vanuatu 71.97 %LSU compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (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 19th out of 31 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.