What is major livestock types — stocks in Canada?

Major livestock types — stocks in Canada was 16.94 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 20.69 million LSU in 2005.

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

The lowest recorded value was 13.21 million LSU in 1961.

How does Canada rank for major livestock types — stocks?

Canada ranks 28th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Canada 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 Canada

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

Canada: Major livestock types — Stocks was 16.94 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

16.94 million LSU

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

28th

of 211 countries

All-time high

20.69 million LSU

in 2005

All-time low

13.21 million LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in Canada, 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 Canada is 16.94 million LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Canada peaked at 20.69 million LSU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.21 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Canada 28th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	14.01 million LSU	13.21 million LSU	14.66 million LSU	9
1970s	15.83 million LSU	14.59 million LSU	16.96 million LSU	10
1980s	15.43 million LSU	14.68 million LSU	16.05 million LSU	10
1990s	16.91 million LSU	15.35 million LSU	18.29 million LSU	10
2000s	19.46 million LSU	18.24 million LSU	20.69 million LSU	10
2010s	17.38 million LSU	17.06 million LSU	17.89 million LSU	10
2020s	17.14 million LSU	16.94 million LSU	17.22 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Canada

25 Kenya 20.60 million LSU compare
26 Bangladesh 19.46 million LSU compare
27 Germany 17.12 million LSU compare
29 Viet Nam 16.91 million LSU compare
30 Spain 15.71 million LSU compare
31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.22 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Canada

Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 3.05 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 15.95 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 72,165 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11,365 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.33 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.13 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.19 million t (2024)

All data for Canada →

Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in Canada?: Major livestock types — stocks in Canada was 16.94 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 20.69 million LSU in 2005.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 13.21 million LSU in 1961.
How does Canada rank for major livestock types — stocks?: Canada ranks 28th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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.