Cattle — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cattle — Stocks was 189.14 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 189.14 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 189.14 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.90 million LSU, in 1961.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55.90 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 56.94 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 57.88 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 59.44 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 61.32 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 62.67 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 64.26 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 65.51 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 66.26 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 67.46 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 68.08 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 67.96 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 67.80 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 67.95 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 69.45 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 69.83 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 71.12 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 73.44 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 75.24 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 75.79 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 77.44 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 79.71 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 80.06 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 78.10 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 78.79 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 78.99 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.33 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 78.60 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 81.27 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 83.15 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 82.42 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 90.57 million LSU | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 88.84 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 90.64 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 92.95 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 94.17 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 96.96 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 100.21 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 105.08 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 104.72 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 106.26 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 110.62 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 113.70 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 114.78 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 118.67 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 122.15 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 128.80 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 133.71 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 136.65 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 140.75 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 143.72 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 148.35 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 151.74 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 155.42 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 159.31 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 164.26 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 165.65 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 170.35 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 176.27 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 183.16 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 182.56 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 185.16 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 189.14 million LSU | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.13 million LSU | 55.90 million LSU | 66.26 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.83 million LSU | 67.46 million LSU | 75.24 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.61 million LSU | 75.79 million LSU | 81.27 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.50 million LSU | 82.42 million LSU | 105.08 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.01 million LSU | 104.72 million LSU | 136.65 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.58 million LSU | 140.75 million LSU | 176.27 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.00 million LSU | 182.56 million LSU | 189.14 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 18.96 million LSU compare
- 4 USSR 69.39 million LSU compare
- 5 China 47.92 million LSU compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.57 million LSU compare
- 6 China, mainland 47.81 million LSU compare
- 6 Türkiye 11.49 million LSU compare
- 7 Argentina 37.97 million LSU compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.77 million LSU compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 35.48 million LSU compare
- 9 Ethiopia 35.45 million LSU compare
- 9 Viet Nam 4.12 million LSU compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.84 million LSU compare
- 10 Pakistan 27.73 million LSU compare
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.17 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 201,554 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 2.65 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 10.11 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Cattle — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 189.14 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 189.14 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.90 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cattle — stocks?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.