Equidae — Share in total livestock by country
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...
Countries reporting
187
Highest
28.22 %LSU
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0 %LSU
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
1.94 %LSU
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
12,474
What the numbers show
Equidae — Share in total livestock is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 28.22 %LSU in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0 %LSU in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.94 %LSU, and the mean is 4.04 %LSU.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 219.3%), and the largest decrease in Kenya (down 100.0%).
Equidae — Share in total livestock: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 28.22 %LSU | 2023 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 2 | Haiti | 25.53 %LSU | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 25.27 %LSU | 2023 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 4 | Iceland | 21.88 %LSU | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 21.73 %LSU | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 6 | Tonga | 21.05 %LSU | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 7 | Cuba | 17.42 %LSU | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.19 %LSU | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Ethiopia PDR | 16.97 %LSU | 1992 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 15.08 %LSU | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 11 | Fiji | 15.02 %LSU | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 12 | Lesotho | 14.66 %LSU | 2023 | up 37.0% | flat |
| 13 | Gambia | 13.84 %LSU | 2023 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 14 | Caribbean | 13.45 %LSU | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.32 %LSU | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 16 | Polynesia | 12.13 %LSU | 2023 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 11.18 %LSU | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 18 | Cabo Verde | 10.96 %LSU | 2023 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 19 | Peru | 10.85 %LSU | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 20 | New Caledonia | 10.16 %LSU | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 21 | Bhutan | 10.12 %LSU | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 22 | Saint Lucia | 9.74 %LSU | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 23 | Morocco | 9.68 %LSU | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 24 | Sudan | 9.29 %LSU | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Samoa | 9.2 %LSU | 2023 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 8.95 %LSU | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 27 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.82 %LSU | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 28 | Senegal | 8.8 %LSU | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 8.35 %LSU | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 30 | French Polynesia | 8.2 %LSU | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 31 | Albania | 7.89 %LSU | 2023 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 32 | Egypt | 7.79 %LSU | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 33 | El Salvador | 7.78 %LSU | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 34 | Yemen | 7.71 %LSU | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 35 | Tunisia | 7.7 %LSU | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | 6.09 %LSU | 2023 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 5.88 %LSU | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 5.81 %LSU | 2021 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 39 | Belize | 5.72 %LSU | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 40 | Jamaica | 5.66 %LSU | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 41 | Chad | 5.62 %LSU | 2023 | up 219.3% | falling |
| 42 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.59 %LSU | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 43 | Chile | 5.53 %LSU | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 5.33 %LSU | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Honduras | 5.19 %LSU | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 46 | Niger | 5.11 %LSU | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 47 | Iraq | 5.05 %LSU | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 48 | Mali | 4.71 %LSU | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 49 | Barbados | 4.64 %LSU | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 4.49 %LSU | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 51 | Melanesia | 4.45 %LSU | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 52 | Botswana | 4.32 %LSU | 2023 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 4.29 %LSU | 2017 | down 64.1% | flat |
| 54 | Georgia | 4.21 %LSU | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 55 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.19 %LSU | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 56 | Colombia | 4.17 %LSU | 2023 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 57 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4.16 %LSU | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 58 | Malta | 3.95 %LSU | 2017 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Finland | 3.93 %LSU | 2018 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Pakistan | 3.91 %LSU | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 61 | Argentina | 3.84 %LSU | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 3.73 %LSU | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 63 | Yugoslav SFR | 3.65 %LSU | 1991 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 64 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.63 %LSU | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 65 | USSR | 3.51 %LSU | 1991 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 66 | Comoros | 3.49 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Cook Islands | 3.49 %LSU | 2023 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 3.48 %LSU | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 69 | OECD | 3.43 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 70 | Puerto Rico | 3.37 %LSU | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 70 | Russian Federation | 3.37 %LSU | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 72 | Mauritania | 3.34 %LSU | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 3.25 %LSU | 2023 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 74 | Montenegro | 3.23 %LSU | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 75 | Sweden | 3.19 %LSU | 2017 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 76 | Libya | 3.04 %LSU | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Namibia | 3.04 %LSU | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 78 | Slovenia | 2.99 %LSU | 2017 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 79 | Ecuador | 2.98 %LSU | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 80 | Grenada | 2.96 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 2.86 %LSU | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 82 | Uruguay | 2.74 %LSU | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 83 | Portugal | 2.56 %LSU | 2022 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Switzerland | 2.51 %LSU | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 85 | Lebanon | 2.47 %LSU | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Italy | 2.46 %LSU | 2017 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 87 | Ukraine | 2.44 %LSU | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 88 | Brazil | 2.41 %LSU | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 89 | French Guiana | 2.34 %LSU | 2006 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 90 | Guatemala | 2.2 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 91 | Croatia | 2.18 %LSU | 2018 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 92 | Austria | 2.15 %LSU | 2017 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 93 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2.14 %LSU | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 94 | Armenia | 1.94 %LSU | 2023 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 95 | Spain | 1.93 %LSU | 2017 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Philippines | 1.91 %LSU | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 97 | Canada | 1.9 %LSU | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 1.86 %LSU | 2023 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 99 | Germany | 1.85 %LSU | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 99 | Sudan (former) | 1.85 %LSU | 2011 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 101 | Norway | 1.77 %LSU | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Eswatini | 1.71 %LSU | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 103 | Czechia | 1.67 %LSU | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 1.65 %LSU | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 104 | Cyprus | 1.65 %LSU | 2017 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 1.65 %LSU | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 107 | Hungary | 1.61 %LSU | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Latvia | 1.59 %LSU | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 109 | Republic of Moldova | 1.58 %LSU | 2023 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 110 | Nigeria | 1.56 %LSU | 2023 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.48 %LSU | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Estonia | 1.45 %LSU | 2018 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 1.4 %LSU | 2022 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 114 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.38 %LSU | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Martinique | 1.31 %LSU | 2006 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Lithuania | 1.29 %LSU | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 116 | Vanuatu | 1.29 %LSU | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 118 | China, mainland | 1.25 %LSU | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 119 | China | 1.24 %LSU | 2023 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 120 | Poland | 1.23 %LSU | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Oman | 1.2 %LSU | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Qatar | 1.16 %LSU | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.12 %LSU | 2005 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 124 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.08 %LSU | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 125 | South Sudan | 1.04 %LSU | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 126 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.89 %LSU | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 127 | France | 0.87 %LSU | 2022 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Djibouti | 0.83 %LSU | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 0.83 %LSU | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 130 | Ireland | 0.79 %LSU | 2019 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Slovakia | 0.79 %LSU | 2019 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 132 | Algeria | 0.77 %LSU | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Saudi Arabia | 0.77 %LSU | 2023 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Mozambique | 0.76 %LSU | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.74 %LSU | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Cambodia | 0.73 %LSU | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 137 | Serbia | 0.72 %LSU | 2023 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 138 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.71 %LSU | 1999 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Denmark | 0.67 %LSU | 2022 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 140 | Israel | 0.65 %LSU | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Myanmar | 0.58 %LSU | 2023 | up 38.1% | falling |
| 142 | Guyana | 0.51 %LSU | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Australia | 0.5 %LSU | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 144 | Czechoslovakia | 0.49 %LSU | 1992 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.49 %LSU | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 146 | Guadeloupe | 0.48 %LSU | 2006 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Belgium | 0.47 %LSU | 2017 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 147 | Indonesia | 0.47 %LSU | 2023 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Jordan | 0.47 %LSU | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.45 %LSU | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 151 | Solomon Islands | 0.43 %LSU | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 151 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.43 %LSU | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 153 | Belarus | 0.4 %LSU | 2023 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Cameroon | 0.4 %LSU | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.38 %LSU | 2023 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Türkiye | 0.36 %LSU | 2023 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Suriname | 0.27 %LSU | 2023 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Papua New Guinea | 0.25 %LSU | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 158 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.25 %LSU | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 160 | Republic of Korea | 0.24 %LSU | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Somalia | 0.21 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 162 | Viet Nam | 0.19 %LSU | 2023 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 163 | New Zealand | 0.18 %LSU | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 164 | Greece | 0.17 %LSU | 2018 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Ghana | 0.16 %LSU | 2023 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 166 | India | 0.13 %LSU | 2023 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 166 | Togo | 0.13 %LSU | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 168 | Japan | 0.1 %LSU | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 0.08 %LSU | 2023 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 170 | Kuwait | 0.07 %LSU | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Mauritius | 0.06 %LSU | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Malawi | 0.06 %LSU | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 171 | Malaysia | 0.06 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Thailand | 0.06 %LSU | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Uganda | 0.05 %LSU | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 176 | Angola | 0.04 %LSU | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 176 | Guinea | 0.04 %LSU | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 178 | Benin | 0.03 %LSU | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Zambia | 0.02 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.02 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 181 | United Arab Emirates | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Congo | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 181 | Madagascar | 0.01 %LSU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Bahrain | 0 %LSU | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Bahamas | 0 %LSU | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Kenya | 0 %LSU | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 %LSU | 1992 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central America 12.1 %LSU
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 11.33 %LSU
- Central Asia 11.14 %LSU
- Northern Africa 7.76 %LSU
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 6.78 %LSU
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.03 %LSU
- Latin America and the Caribbean 4.8 %LSU
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.65 %LSU
- Americas 4.52 %LSU
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.45 %LSU
- Africa 4.1 %LSU
- Middle Africa 4.08 %LSU
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.