Major livestock types — Stocks in Colombia
Colombia: Major livestock types — Stocks was 26.59 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Colombia stood at 26.59 million LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Colombia peaked at 26.78 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.74 million LSU, in 1961.
That places Colombia 19th out of 195 countries 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.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.74 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 12.98 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 13.24 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 13.47 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 13.69 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 13.94 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 14.54 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 15.13 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 15.50 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 16.05 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 16.64 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 17.10 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 17.60 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 18.11 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 18.70 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 19.23 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 19.75 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 19.78 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 19.65 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 19.66 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 19.91 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 20.17 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 19.88 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 19.48 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 19.50 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 19.78 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 20.12 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 20.46 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 20.62 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 20.59 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 20.73 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 21.12 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 21.62 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 22.02 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 22.11 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 22.28 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 21.92 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 21.95 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 21.00 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 21.14 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 21.36 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 21.50 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 21.67 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 21.72 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 22.19 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 22.63 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 23.46 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 23.71 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 23.41 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 23.91 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 22.17 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 20.42 million LSU | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 19.67 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 19.52 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 19.55 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.71 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 21.05 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 22.35 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 23.93 million LSU | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 24.73 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 26.63 million LSU | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 26.78 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 26.59 million LSU | -0.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 26.59 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.48 million LSU, 18.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 26.59 million LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.71 million LSU, 15.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.92 million LSU | 12.74 million LSU | 15.50 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.26 million LSU | 16.05 million LSU | 19.78 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.96 million LSU | 19.48 million LSU | 20.62 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.53 million LSU | 20.59 million LSU | 22.28 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.28 million LSU | 21.14 million LSU | 23.71 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.23 million LSU | 19.52 million LSU | 23.93 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.18 million LSU | 24.73 million LSU | 26.78 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 16 Nigeria 29.35 million LSU compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 721,623 LSU compare
- 17 Sudan 29.03 million LSU compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 398,976 LSU compare
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 28.08 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 116,647 LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 31,363 LSU compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 21,036 LSU compare
- 20 Russian Federation 25.33 million LSU compare
- 21 France 21.07 million LSU compare
- 22 Kenya 20.60 million LSU compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Colombia?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Colombia was 26.59 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.78 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.74 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Colombia ranks 19th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.