What is major livestock types — stocks in India?

Major livestock types — stocks in India was 186.81 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 186.81 million LSU in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 126.45 million LSU in 1962.

How does India rank for major livestock types — stocks?

India ranks 5th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this India 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 India

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

India: Major livestock types — Stocks was 186.81 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

186.81 million LSU

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

5th

of 211 countries

All-time high

186.81 million LSU

in 2023

All-time low

126.45 million LSU

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in India, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

India recorded 186.81 million LSU for major livestock types — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in India peaked at 186.81 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 126.45 million LSU, in 1962.

India ranks 5th of 211 countries on this measure, 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	128.27 million LSU	126.45 million LSU	130.53 million LSU	9
1970s	135.22 million LSU	131.16 million LSU	141.78 million LSU	10
1980s	154.56 million LSU	144.29 million LSU	162.32 million LSU	10
1990s	167.87 million LSU	163.91 million LSU	169.36 million LSU	10
2000s	174.52 million LSU	168.30 million LSU	182.52 million LSU	10
2010s	181.17 million LSU	179.50 million LSU	184.20 million LSU	10
2020s	185.98 million LSU	185.16 million LSU	186.81 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near India

2 China 269.15 million LSU compare
3 China, mainland 266.63 million LSU compare
4 Brazil 201.90 million LSU compare
6 USSR 113.93 million LSU compare
7 Pakistan 84.08 million LSU compare
8 Indonesia 55.58 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for India

Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 8.00 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 14.13 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in India?: Major livestock types — stocks in India was 186.81 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 186.81 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 126.45 million LSU in 1962.
How does India rank for major livestock types — stocks?: India ranks 5th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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.