Cattle — Stocks in Colombia
Colombia: Cattle — Stocks was 20.44 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 20.44 million LSU for cattle — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Colombia peaked at 20.75 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.98 million LSU, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 14th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.98 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11.19 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 11.40 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 11.61 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 11.82 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 12.16 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 12.66 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 13.18 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 13.65 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 14.14 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 14.70 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 15.05 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 15.40 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 15.75 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 16.26 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 16.68 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 17.11 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 17.13 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 16.89 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 16.76 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 16.98 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 17.15 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 16.80 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 16.34 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 16.29 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 16.52 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 16.78 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 16.97 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 17.09 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 17.07 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 17.05 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 17.34 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 17.73 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 17.94 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 17.89 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 18.26 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 17.97 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 18.03 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 17.05 million LSU | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 17.05 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.16 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 17.34 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 17.36 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 17.45 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 17.99 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 18.29 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 18.69 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 18.81 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 18.50 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 19.13 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 17.61 million LSU | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 16.55 million LSU | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 16.11 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.80 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.77 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.79 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.03 million LSU | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 18.21 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 19.07 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 19.58 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 20.51 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 20.75 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 20.44 million LSU | -1.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 20.44 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 522,261 LSU, 39.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 20.44 million LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,078 LSU, 20.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.07 million LSU | 10.98 million LSU | 13.65 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.91 million LSU | 14.14 million LSU | 17.13 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.77 million LSU | 16.29 million LSU | 17.15 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.63 million LSU | 17.05 million LSU | 18.26 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.86 million LSU | 17.05 million LSU | 18.81 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.11 million LSU | 15.77 million LSU | 19.13 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.32 million LSU | 19.58 million LSU | 20.75 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 11 Australia 26.89 million LSU compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.65 million LSU compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 916,234 LSU compare
- 12 Mexico 25.63 million LSU compare
- 13 Sudan (former) 20.68 million LSU compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 589,006 LSU compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 372,711 LSU compare
- 15 Chad 18.82 million LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 240,266 LSU compare
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.60 million LSU compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 156,887 LSU compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 60,618 LSU compare
- 17 Sudan 15.35 million LSU compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Colombia?
- Cattle — stocks in Colombia was 20.44 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.75 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.98 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for cattle — stocks?
- Colombia ranks 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. 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.