Cattle — Stocks in Oceania

Oceania: Cattle — Stocks was 35.76 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.76 million LSU
Change on year
up 15.3%
Rank
19th
of 31 groups
All-time high
38.57 million LSU
in 1976
All-time low
21.58 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Stocks in Oceania, 1961–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Oceania is 35.76 million LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Oceania peaked at 38.57 million LSU in 1976 and was at its lowest, 21.58 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Oceania 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cattle — Stocks in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Stocks in Oceania, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 21.58 million LSU —
1962 22.35 million LSU +3.6%
1963 22.91 million LSU +2.5%
1964 23.37 million LSU +2.0%
1965 23.27 million LSU -0.5%
1966 22.86 million LSU -1.7%
1967 23.66 million LSU +3.5%
1968 24.98 million LSU +5.6%
1969 26.56 million LSU +6.4%
1970 28.13 million LSU +5.9%
1971 29.42 million LSU +4.6%
1972 32.70 million LSU +11.2%
1973 34.54 million LSU +5.6%
1974 36.47 million LSU +5.6%
1975 38.23 million LSU +4.8%
1976 38.57 million LSU +0.9%
1977 36.61 million LSU -5.1%
1978 34.34 million LSU -6.2%
1979 31.99 million LSU -6.8%
1980 31.27 million LSU -2.3%
1981 30.25 million LSU -3.2%
1982 29.58 million LSU -2.2%
1983 27.48 million LSU -7.1%
1984 27.33 million LSU -0.5%
1985 27.98 million LSU +2.4%
1986 28.94 million LSU +3.4%
1987 27.32 million LSU -5.6%
1988 27.32 million LSU +0.0%
1989 27.63 million LSU +1.1%
1990 28.48 million LSU +3.1%
1991 29.01 million LSU +1.9%
1992 29.25 million LSU +0.8%
1993 29.58 million LSU +1.1%
1994 31.63 million LSU +6.9%
1995 31.97 million LSU +1.1%
1996 32.32 million LSU +1.1%
1997 32.79 million LSU +1.5%
1998 32.60 million LSU -0.6%
1999 32.44 million LSU -0.5%
2000 33.39 million LSU +2.9%
2001 33.75 million LSU +1.1%
2002 34.20 million LSU +1.4%
2003 33.19 million LSU -3.0%
2004 33.80 million LSU +1.8%
2005 33.99 million LSU +0.6%
2006 34.63 million LSU +1.9%
2007 34.37 million LSU -0.7%
2008 33.78 million LSU -1.7%
2009 34.53 million LSU +2.2%
2010 33.39 million LSU -3.3%
2011 35.13 million LSU +5.2%
2012 35.19 million LSU +0.2%
2013 35.99 million LSU +2.3%
2014 35.84 million LSU -0.4%
2015 34.01 million LSU -5.1%
2016 31.89 million LSU -6.2%
2017 32.97 million LSU +3.4%
2018 33.12 million LSU +0.5%
2019 31.67 million LSU -4.4%
2020 30.49 million LSU -3.7%
2021 31.39 million LSU +3.0%
2022 31.01 million LSU -1.2%
2023 35.76 million LSU +15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.51 million LSU 21.58 million LSU 26.56 million LSU 9
1970s 34.10 million LSU 28.13 million LSU 38.57 million LSU 10
1980s 28.51 million LSU 27.32 million LSU 31.27 million LSU 10
1990s 31.01 million LSU 28.48 million LSU 32.79 million LSU 10
2000s 33.96 million LSU 33.19 million LSU 34.63 million LSU 10
2010s 33.92 million LSU 31.67 million LSU 35.99 million LSU 10
2020s 32.17 million LSU 30.49 million LSU 35.76 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.60 million LSU compare
  2. 16 Timor-Leste 156,887 LSU compare
  3. 17 Republic of Moldova 60,618 LSU compare
  4. 17 Sudan 15.35 million LSU compare
  5. 18 France 15.13 million LSU compare
  6. 18 Polynesia 36,675 LSU compare
  7. 19 Bangladesh 12.43 million LSU compare
  8. 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 10,733 LSU compare
  9. 19 Micronesia 10,733 LSU compare
  10. 20 Indonesia 12.24 million LSU compare
  11. 21 Canada 11.29 million LSU compare
  12. 22 Kenya 10.94 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — stocks in Oceania?
Cattle — stocks in Oceania was 35.76 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 38.57 million LSU in 1976.
What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 21.58 million LSU in 1961.
How does Oceania rank for cattle — stocks?
Oceania ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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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Indicator
Cattle — Stocks
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
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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.