Cattle — Stocks in World
World: Cattle — Stocks was 1.01 billion LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in World is 1.01 billion LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in World peaked at 1.01 billion LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 638.53 million LSU, in 1961.
That places World 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in World, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 638.53 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 649.48 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 658.86 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 670.33 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 684.87 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 696.75 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 711.05 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 721.12 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 724.97 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 733.77 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 744.18 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 761.28 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 777.13 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 799.32 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 814.84 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 820.65 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 821.17 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 817.48 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 816.94 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 822.45 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 829.95 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 837.87 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 841.13 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 845.82 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 847.07 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 849.61 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 847.14 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 849.63 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 859.72 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 864.49 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 866.42 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 871.35 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 869.10 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 877.21 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 884.05 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 886.42 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 872.46 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 871.66 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 872.68 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 875.74 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 875.99 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 883.74 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 891.48 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 900.29 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 908.67 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 917.84 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 922.03 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 928.66 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 923.84 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 922.97 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 924.40 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 929.83 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 932.00 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 935.55 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 941.81 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 953.28 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 957.92 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 962.53 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 971.15 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 982.23 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 990.75 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.00 billion LSU | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 billion LSU | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 684.00 million LSU | 638.53 million LSU | 724.97 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 790.68 million LSU | 733.77 million LSU | 821.17 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 843.04 million LSU | 822.45 million LSU | 859.72 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 873.58 million LSU | 864.49 million LSU | 886.42 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 902.83 million LSU | 875.74 million LSU | 928.66 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 943.14 million LSU | 922.97 million LSU | 971.15 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 996.36 million LSU | 982.23 million LSU | 1.01 billion LSU | 4 |
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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 — stocks in World?
- Cattle — stocks in World was 1.01 billion LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 billion LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 638.53 million LSU in 1961.
- How does World rank for cattle — stocks?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.