Cattle — Stocks in OECD
OECD: Cattle — Stocks was 252.45 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks in OECD, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
OECD recorded 252.45 million LSU for cattle — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in OECD peaked at 317.14 million LSU in 1975 and was at its lowest, 242.45 million LSU, in 1961.
OECD ranks 1st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in OECD, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 242.45 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 247.84 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 253.05 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 256.38 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 259.89 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 262.13 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 265.13 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 268.16 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 270.71 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 275.36 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 277.41 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 285.59 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 295.62 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 309.43 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 317.14 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 312.92 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 305.80 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 297.43 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 289.96 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 291.26 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 293.08 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 294.80 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 290.27 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 290.53 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 285.63 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 281.13 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 272.20 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 267.92 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 267.05 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 266.51 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 264.89 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 265.39 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 267.94 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 270.68 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 272.73 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 274.18 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 272.43 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 268.41 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 265.77 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 265.82 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 263.56 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 262.77 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 258.78 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 258.37 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 258.64 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 260.49 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 260.16 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 259.30 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 257.99 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 255.54 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 254.62 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 253.16 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 253.67 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 253.19 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 252.22 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 253.35 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 256.12 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 258.20 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 257.41 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 255.13 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 255.24 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 251.92 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 252.45 million LSU | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 258.42 million LSU | 242.45 million LSU | 270.71 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 296.67 million LSU | 275.36 million LSU | 317.14 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 283.39 million LSU | 267.05 million LSU | 294.80 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 268.89 million LSU | 264.89 million LSU | 274.18 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 260.59 million LSU | 257.99 million LSU | 265.82 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 254.75 million LSU | 252.22 million LSU | 258.20 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 253.68 million LSU | 251.92 million LSU | 255.24 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More environment data for OECD
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in OECD?
- Cattle — stocks in OECD was 252.45 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 317.14 million LSU in 1975.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 242.45 million LSU in 1961.
- How does OECD rank for cattle — stocks?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.