Major livestock types — Stocks in OECD

OECD: Major livestock types — Stocks was 405.90 million LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
405.90 million LSU
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 211 countries
All-time high
455.57 million LSU
in 1975
All-time low
365.31 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in OECD, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in OECD stood at 405.90 million LSU.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in OECD peaked at 455.57 million LSU in 1975 and was at its lowest, 365.31 million LSU, in 1961.

OECD ranks 1st of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 386.39 million LSU 365.31 million LSU 405.63 million LSU 9
1970s 436.65 million LSU 412.93 million LSU 455.57 million LSU 10
1980s 435.33 million LSU 424.29 million LSU 445.22 million LSU 10
1990s 423.60 million LSU 418.65 million LSU 426.81 million LSU 10
2000s 417.53 million LSU 411.77 million LSU 421.93 million LSU 10
2010s 410.00 million LSU 405.38 million LSU 416.46 million LSU 10
2020s 409.40 million LSU 404.66 million LSU 417.04 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 China 269.15 million LSU compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 266.63 million LSU compare
  3. 4 Brazil 201.90 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in OECD?
Major livestock types — stocks in OECD was 405.90 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 455.57 million LSU in 1975.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 365.31 million LSU in 1961.
How does OECD rank for major livestock types — stocks?
OECD ranks 1st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD 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

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.