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 211 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.

Major livestock types — Stocks in Colombia

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

Colombia: Major livestock types — Stocks was 26.59 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

26.59 million LSU

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

19th

of 211 countries

All-time high

26.78 million LSU

in 2022

All-time low

12.74 million LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

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 211 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.

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
17 Sudan 29.03 million LSU compare
18 Ethiopia PDR 28.08 million LSU compare
20 Russian Federation 25.33 million LSU compare
21 United Republic of Tanzania 23.22 million LSU compare
22 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22.22 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Colombia

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.07 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,087 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 3,112 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.66 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 86.64 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 35,129 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.1 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 2,473 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.26 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 2,944 1000 ha (2024)

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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 211 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

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.