Major livestock types — Stocks in Brazil
Brazil: Major livestock types — Stocks was 201.90 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — stocks in Brazil is 201.90 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Brazil peaked at 201.90 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.06 million LSU, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 4th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Brazil, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.06 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 54.52 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 56.36 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 58.23 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 60.17 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 62.03 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 63.73 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 65.75 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 67.80 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 69.71 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 72.19 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 75.90 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 78.29 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 82.28 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 84.68 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 90.97 million LSU | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 94.43 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 93.98 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 96.64 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 103.82 million LSU | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 105.76 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 107.37 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 107.22 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 110.21 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 110.94 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 114.19 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 116.96 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 119.71 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 123.47 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 125.90 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 130.20 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 132.23 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 132.50 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 135.28 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 138.15 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 132.69 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 135.45 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 136.81 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 138.50 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 142.86 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 148.07 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 154.10 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 161.79 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 168.56 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 171.30 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 170.83 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 167.69 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 170.36 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 172.98 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 176.33 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 179.02 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 177.26 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 177.15 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 178.75 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 181.49 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 183.86 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 182.75 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 182.50 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 183.31 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 185.84 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 191.26 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 199.12 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 201.90 million LSU | +1.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 201.90 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.48 million LSU, 136.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 201.90 million LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.71 million LSU, 118.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.18 million LSU | 53.06 million LSU | 67.80 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.91 million LSU | 69.71 million LSU | 96.64 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.97 million LSU | 103.82 million LSU | 123.47 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 133.77 million LSU | 125.90 million LSU | 138.50 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 162.85 million LSU | 142.86 million LSU | 172.98 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 180.24 million LSU | 176.33 million LSU | 183.86 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 194.53 million LSU | 185.84 million LSU | 201.90 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 OECD 405.90 million LSU compare
- 2 China 269.15 million LSU compare
- 3 China, mainland 266.63 million LSU compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 23.22 million LSU compare
- 5 India 186.81 million LSU compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22.22 million LSU compare
- 6 Türkiye 20.61 million LSU compare
- 6 USSR 113.93 million LSU compare
- 7 Pakistan 84.08 million LSU compare
- 7 Viet Nam 16.91 million LSU compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Brazil?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Brazil was 201.90 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 201.90 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.06 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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
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.