What is major livestock types — stocks in Asia?

Major livestock types — stocks in Asia was 818.28 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Asia?

The highest recorded value was 818.89 million LSU in 2022.

What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 327.45 million LSU in 1962.

How does Asia rank for major livestock types — stocks?

Asia ranks 2nd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Major livestock types — Stocks in Asia

Name: Major livestock types — Stocks in Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Asia: Major livestock types — Stocks was 818.28 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

818.28 million LSU

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

2nd

of 35 groups

All-time high

818.89 million LSU

in 2022

All-time low

327.45 million LSU

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in Asia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Asia stood at 818.28 million LSU.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Asia peaked at 818.89 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 327.45 million LSU, in 1962.

That places Asia 2nd out of 35 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	360.53 million LSU	327.45 million LSU	390.66 million LSU	9
1970s	424.47 million LSU	390.99 million LSU	454.60 million LSU	10
1980s	496.77 million LSU	460.46 million LSU	543.05 million LSU	10
1990s	616.89 million LSU	551.46 million LSU	663.68 million LSU	10
2000s	680.96 million LSU	652.23 million LSU	724.92 million LSU	10
2010s	746.43 million LSU	723.50 million LSU	775.11 million LSU	10
2020s	806.94 million LSU	786.51 million LSU	818.89 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Asia

1 OECD 405.90 million LSU compare
2 China 269.15 million LSU compare
3 China, mainland 266.63 million LSU compare
4 Brazil 201.90 million LSU compare
5 India 186.81 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Asia

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)
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 213.39 million m3 (2024)

All data for Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in Asia?: Major livestock types — stocks in Asia was 818.28 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Asia?: The highest recorded value was 818.89 million LSU in 2022.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 327.45 million LSU in 1962.
How does Asia rank for major livestock types — stocks?: Asia ranks 2nd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 12 August 2026

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.