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Major livestock types — Stocks 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
211
Highest
405.90 million LSU
OECD
Lowest
515.6 LSU
Tokelau
Median
2.01 million LSU
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,138

What the numbers show

Major livestock types — Stocks is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 405.90 million LSU in OECD; the lowest is 515.6 LSU in Tokelau.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.01 million LSU, and the mean is 13.01 million LSU.

Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 155.5%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 49.6%).

Major livestock types — Stocks: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 405.90 million LSU 2023 down 0.4% flat
2 China 269.15 million LSU 2023 up 1.8% rising
3 China, mainland 266.63 million LSU 2023 up 1.8% rising
4 Brazil 201.90 million LSU 2023 up 14.0% rising
5 India 186.81 million LSU 2023 up 3.8% rising
6 USSR 113.93 million LSU 1991 up 1.6% rising
7 Pakistan 84.08 million LSU 2023 up 50.4% volatile
8 Indonesia 55.58 million LSU 2023 up 71.1% volatile
9 Ethiopia 51.17 million LSU 2023 up 36.0% rising
10 Australia and New Zealand 47.76 million LSU 2023 down 1.5% falling
11 Mexico 45.33 million LSU 2023 up 12.0% rising
12 Argentina 43.94 million LSU 2023 up 4.0% flat
13 Chad 38.33 million LSU 2023 up 86.1% volatile
14 Australia 36.40 million LSU 2023 up 1.2% falling
15 Sudan (former) 33.38 million LSU 2011 up 7.7% rising
16 Nigeria 29.35 million LSU 2023 up 21.7% volatile
17 Sudan 29.03 million LSU 2023 up 1.8% flat
18 Ethiopia PDR 28.08 million LSU 1992 up 17.6% rising
19 Colombia 26.59 million LSU 2023 up 35.2% rising
20 Russian Federation 25.33 million LSU 2023 up 3.6% falling
21 United Republic of Tanzania 23.22 million LSU 2023 up 53.4% rising
22 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22.22 million LSU 2023 down 1.9% rising
23 France 21.07 million LSU 2023 down 13.0% falling
24 Türkiye 20.61 million LSU 2023 up 26.9% flat
25 Kenya 20.60 million LSU 2023 up 31.1% rising
26 Bangladesh 19.46 million LSU 2023 up 9.7% rising
27 Germany 17.12 million LSU 2023 down 15.9% falling
28 Canada 16.94 million LSU 2023 down 3.5% rising
29 Viet Nam 16.91 million LSU 2023 up 18.7% rising
30 Spain 15.71 million LSU 2023 up 1.3% rising
31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.22 million LSU 2023 down 0.3% falling
32 Mali 14.62 million LSU 2023 up 52.6% volatile
33 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 14.45 million LSU 2023 down 2.8% rising
34 Niger 14.23 million LSU 2023 up 44.1% rising
35 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12.47 million LSU 2023 up 17.0% rising
36 Mongolia 12.42 million LSU 2023 up 59.3% rising
37 Myanmar 12.13 million LSU 2023 down 32.9% rising
38 Uzbekistan 12.03 million LSU 2023 up 40.0% rising
39 Caribbean 11.43 million LSU 2023 up 4.9% rising
40 New Zealand 11.36 million LSU 2023 down 9.5% falling
41 Uganda 11.32 million LSU 2023 up 25.9% volatile
42 South Sudan 10.60 million LSU 2023 up 16.7% rising
43 Paraguay 10.27 million LSU 2023 up 1.7% rising
44 Somalia 9.79 million LSU 2023 down 0.6% rising
45 Uruguay 9.71 million LSU 2023 up 3.3% rising
46 Peru 9.20 million LSU 2023 up 6.4% rising
47 Japan 9.03 million LSU 2023 down 1.4% rising
48 Kazakhstan 8.92 million LSU 2023 up 29.8% rising
49 Italy 8.73 million LSU 2023 down 13.8% falling
50 Philippines 8.53 million LSU 2023 down 2.9% rising
51 Thailand 8.51 million LSU 2023 down 3.2% rising
52 Burkina Faso 8.44 million LSU 2023 up 7.3% volatile
53 Poland 8.29 million LSU 2023 up 8.4% falling
54 Morocco 7.69 million LSU 2023 up 3.8% rising
55 Algeria 7.34 million LSU 2023 up 19.5% rising
56 Republic of Korea 7.27 million LSU 2023 up 17.1% volatile
57 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7.08 million LSU 2023 down 10.0% rising
58 Afghanistan 6.99 million LSU 2023 up 3.7% rising
59 Egypt 6.93 million LSU 2023 down 24.9% rising
60 Saudi Arabia 6.66 million LSU 2023 up 72.4% volatile
61 Ireland 6.60 million LSU 2023 down 9.9% rising
62 Nepal 6.34 million LSU 2023 down 21.0% rising
63 Yugoslav SFR 5.87 million LSU 1991 down 11.5% flat
64 Guinea 5.69 million LSU 2023 up 57.0% volatile
65 Belgium-Luxembourg 5.51 million LSU 1999 up 14.6% rising
66 Madagascar 4.97 million LSU 2023 down 14.5% rising
67 Cameroon 4.94 million LSU 2023 up 5.8% rising
68 Senegal 4.91 million LSU 2023 up 28.6% rising
69 Dominican Republic 4.87 million LSU 2023 up 20.3% rising
70 Ecuador 4.79 million LSU 2023 down 19.4% rising
71 Yemen 4.75 million LSU 2023 up 7.6% rising
72 Czechoslovakia 4.57 million LSU 1992 down 10.6% rising
73 Nicaragua 4.50 million LSU 2023 up 21.7% rising
74 Ukraine 4.48 million LSU 2023 down 36.5% volatile
75 Malawi 4.38 million LSU 2023 up 129.9% volatile
76 Belarus 4.37 million LSU 2023 up 1.4% falling
77 Denmark 4.35 million LSU 2023 down 7.7% falling
78 Angola 4.35 million LSU 2023 up 17.1% rising
79 Guatemala 4.30 million LSU 2023 up 19.1% rising
80 Iraq 4.27 million LSU 2023 up 18.0% flat
81 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.25 million LSU 2023 up 39.1% rising
82 Mauritania 4.11 million LSU 2023 up 10.9% rising
83 Zimbabwe 4.04 million LSU 2023 up 0.3% rising
84 Malaysia 4.01 million LSU 2023 up 3.1% rising
85 Belgium 3.85 million LSU 2023 down 9.5% falling
86 Romania 3.84 million LSU 2023 down 18.6% falling
87 Ghana 3.80 million LSU 2023 up 48.6% volatile
88 Turkmenistan 3.67 million LSU 2023 up 15.2% rising
89 Chile 3.66 million LSU 2023 down 5.8% rising
90 Cuba 3.50 million LSU 2023 down 9.3% falling
91 Zambia 3.44 million LSU 2023 up 19.0% rising
92 Côte d'Ivoire 3.07 million LSU 2023 up 74.5% volatile
93 Syrian Arab Republic 2.88 million LSU 2023 down 7.0% rising
94 Cambodia 2.82 million LSU 2023 down 7.4% rising
95 Honduras 2.80 million LSU 2023 up 5.3% rising
96 Azerbaijan 2.55 million LSU 2023 down 8.7% rising
97 Tunisia 2.52 million LSU 2023 up 0.2% rising
98 China, Taiwan Province of 2.43 million LSU 2023 down 3.9% rising
99 Tajikistan 2.38 million LSU 2023 up 22.3% rising
100 Namibia 2.35 million LSU 2023 up 28.2% rising
101 Austria 2.33 million LSU 2023 down 15.9% falling
102 Benin 2.27 million LSU 2023 up 41.4% rising
103 Portugal 2.18 million LSU 2023 down 9.4% flat
104 Kyrgyzstan 2.13 million LSU 2023 up 21.1% rising
105 Mozambique 2.09 million LSU 2023 up 13.6% rising
106 Costa Rica 2.01 million LSU 2023 up 50.9% rising
107 Switzerland 1.93 million LSU 2023 down 2.0% falling
108 Serbia and Montenegro 1.90 million LSU 2005 down 32.9% falling
109 Haiti 1.90 million LSU 2023 up 3.9% rising
110 Greece 1.82 million LSU 2023 down 25.6% falling
111 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.81 million LSU 2023 up 32.3% rising
112 Eritrea 1.80 million LSU 2023 up 4.7% rising
113 Libya 1.65 million LSU 2023 up 6.8% rising
114 Togo 1.62 million LSU 2023 up 43.2% volatile
115 Sweden 1.60 million LSU 2023 down 23.4% falling
116 Hungary 1.59 million LSU 2023 down 5.5% falling
117 Panama 1.52 million LSU 2023 down 1.9% rising
118 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.48 million LSU 2023 down 2.3% rising
119 Czechia 1.40 million LSU 2023 down 5.3% falling
120 Norway 1.39 million LSU 2023 down 0.7% rising
121 Burundi 1.38 million LSU 2023 up 65.2% volatile
122 Serbia 1.31 million LSU 2023 down 23.3% falling
123 United Arab Emirates 1.21 million LSU 2023 up 25.7% volatile
124 Finland 1.16 million LSU 2023 down 11.7% falling
125 Rwanda 1.08 million LSU 2023 down 7.7% volatile
126 Sierra Leone 1.02 million LSU 2023 up 17.5% volatile
127 Sri Lanka 962,871 LSU 2023 down 3.0% falling
128 Israel 927,169 LSU 2023 up 17.9% rising
129 Oman 911,502 LSU 2023 up 20.7% volatile
130 Melanesia 906,424 LSU 2023 down 13.5% rising
131 Lebanon 864,577 LSU 2023 up 12.3% volatile
132 Jordan 864,214 LSU 2023 up 27.2% rising
133 El Salvador 838,935 LSU 2023 down 8.6% flat
134 Georgia 775,682 LSU 2023 down 18.7% falling
135 Kuwait 734,099 LSU 2023 up 38.2% volatile
136 Republic of Moldova 721,623 LSU 2023 up 9.8% falling
137 Botswana 679,486 LSU 2023 down 49.6% flat
138 Bulgaria 665,198 LSU 2023 down 17.6% volatile
139 Croatia 628,180 LSU 2023 down 6.0% falling
140 Lithuania 617,856 LSU 2023 down 18.3% falling
141 Guinea-Bissau 615,932 LSU 2023 up 7.9% rising
142 Qatar 551,379 LSU 2023 up 155.5% volatile
143 Papua New Guinea 532,305 LSU 2023 up 6.0% rising
144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 499,436 LSU 2023 down 34.8% rising
145 Lesotho 495,676 LSU 2023 down 14.2% rising
146 Slovakia 481,617 LSU 2023 down 20.4% falling
147 Armenia 467,743 LSU 2023 down 14.6% rising
148 Albania 456,120 LSU 2023 down 39.1% rising
149 Trinidad and Tobago 443,964 LSU 2023 up 14.6% volatile
150 Guyana 418,678 LSU 2023 up 17.0% rising
151 Timor-Leste 398,976 LSU 2023 up 13.0% rising
152 Slovenia 377,570 LSU 2023 down 7.5% falling
153 Latvia 367,265 LSU 2023 down 6.0% falling
154 Jamaica 355,493 LSU 2023 up 1.2% rising
155 Eswatini 344,858 LSU 2023 down 12.2% rising
156 Djibouti 307,441 LSU 2023 up 2.6% rising
157 Congo 260,028 LSU 2023 down 0.3% volatile
158 Gambia 244,951 LSU 2023 down 15.6% rising
159 Estonia 240,756 LSU 2023 down 12.3% falling
160 North Macedonia 229,301 LSU 2023 down 23.9% falling
161 Liberia 229,082 LSU 2023 up 5.4% rising
162 Brunei Darussalam 213,239 LSU 2023 up 10.2% volatile
163 Fiji 206,348 LSU 2023 down 33.9% rising
164 Puerto Rico 195,970 LSU 2023 down 29.4% falling
165 Palestine 191,090 LSU 2023 up 5.8% rising
166 Luxembourg 181,504 LSU 2023 down 10.0% flat
167 Bhutan 180,318 LSU 2023 down 16.3% rising
168 Mauritius 176,224 LSU 2023 up 13.9% volatile
169 Iceland 147,519 LSU 2023 down 10.3% flat
170 Gabon 133,609 LSU 2023 up 5.2% rising
171 Cyprus 119,541 LSU 2023 down 41.3% rising
172 Polynesia 116,647 LSU 2023 down 15.2% rising
173 Belize 101,834 LSU 2023 down 5.1% rising
174 Suriname 83,111 LSU 2023 down 8.7% rising
175 Montenegro 78,140 LSU 2023 down 11.7% falling
176 Vanuatu 76,406 LSU 2023 down 43.8% rising
177 China, Hong Kong SAR 73,698 LSU 2023 up 23.1% falling
178 New Caledonia 68,398 LSU 2023 down 8.5% falling
179 Barbados 66,336 LSU 2023 up 26.7% rising
180 Cabo Verde 58,728 LSU 2023 down 10.4% rising
181 Guadeloupe 55,588 LSU 2006 down 8.6% flat
182 Samoa 52,112 LSU 2023 down 29.4% rising
183 Comoros 47,397 LSU 2023 up 2.1% rising
184 Tonga 36,725 LSU 2023 up 4.1% rising
185 Bahamas 36,103 LSU 2023 up 7.4% rising
186 Bahrain 34,110 LSU 2023 up 40.1% volatile
187 Micronesia 31,363 LSU 2023 up 8.1% volatile
188 Singapore 29,021 LSU 2023 down 17.5% volatile
189 Martinique 24,735 LSU 2006 down 27.3% falling
190 Solomon Islands 22,966 LSU 2023 up 2.5% rising
191 Micronesia (Federated States of) 21,036 LSU 2023 up 7.5% rising
192 Malta 17,751 LSU 2023 down 42.5% rising
193 French Polynesia 17,443 LSU 2023 up 4.8% rising
194 Saint Lucia 17,349 LSU 2023 up 2.5% rising
195 French Guiana 14,047 LSU 2006 up 25.1% volatile
196 Dominica 13,269 LSU 2023 up 0.8% rising
197 Equatorial Guinea 13,230 LSU 2023 up 5.5% rising
198 Sao Tome and Principe 12,897 LSU 2023 up 18.5% volatile
199 Grenada 12,825 LSU 2023 up 18.7% rising
200 Kiribati 9,672 LSU 2023 up 9.9% rising
201 Antigua and Barbuda 9,651 LSU 2023 down 10.4% rising
202 Faroe Islands 9,013 LSU 2023 up 10.4% flat
203 China, Macao SAR 8,190 LSU 2023 up 12.2% rising
204 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7,534 LSU 2023 down 12.3% rising
205 Cook Islands 5,599 LSU 2023 down 26.1% rising
206 Seychelles 5,028 LSU 2023 up 86.9% rising
207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,764 LSU 2023 up 18.5% falling
208 Tuvalu 3,528 LSU 2023 up 6.4% rising
209 Niue 723.8 LSU 2023 up 8.4% flat
210 Nauru 655.8 LSU 2023 up 0.9% rising
211 Tokelau 515.6 LSU 2023 up 106.2% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Major livestock types — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,138 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.