Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Asia
Asia: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.5 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Asia stood at 0.5 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Asia peaked at 0.5 LSU/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.31 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Asia 11th out of 20 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.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.31 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4 LSU/ha | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.37 LSU/ha | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.46 LSU/ha | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.45 LSU/ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.49 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.33 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.35 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.373 LSU/ha | 0.35 LSU/ha | 0.39 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.406 LSU/ha | 0.4 LSU/ha | 0.42 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.391 LSU/ha | 0.37 LSU/ha | 0.43 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.409 LSU/ha | 0.39 LSU/ha | 0.44 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.451 LSU/ha | 0.44 LSU/ha | 0.47 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.485 LSU/ha | 0.47 LSU/ha | 0.5 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 8 Republic of Korea 4.63 LSU/ha compare
- 9 Bahrain 4.21 LSU/ha compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.92 LSU/ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 0.53 LSU/ha compare
- 11 Réunion 3.76 LSU/ha compare
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 3.62 LSU/ha compare
- 13 Seychelles 3.24 LSU/ha compare
- 14 China, Taiwan Province of 3.12 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 2.91 million million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 2.65 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 389,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Asia?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Asia was 0.5 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 LSU/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Asia ranks 11th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.