Major livestock types — Stocks in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Major livestock types — Stocks was 7.27 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7.27 million LSU
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
50th
of 195 countries
All-time high
7.27 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
1.18 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea stood at 7.27 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Republic of Korea peaked at 7.27 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.18 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Republic of Korea 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Major livestock types — Stocks in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Major livestock types — Stocks in Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 1.18 million LSU
1962 1.41 million LSU +20.1%
1963 1.43 million LSU +1.4%
1964 1.34 million LSU -6.5%
1965 1.40 million LSU +4.8%
1966 1.37 million LSU -2.3%
1967 1.45 million LSU +5.8%
1968 1.37 million LSU -5.5%
1969 1.33 million LSU -2.7%
1970 1.46 million LSU +9.2%
1971 1.41 million LSU -3.3%
1972 1.55 million LSU +9.6%
1973 1.67 million LSU +8.3%
1974 1.79 million LSU +7.0%
1975 1.85 million LSU +3.3%
1976 1.71 million LSU -7.4%
1977 1.79 million LSU +4.5%
1978 2.03 million LSU +13.3%
1979 2.29 million LSU +13.1%
1980 1.93 million LSU -15.8%
1981 1.89 million LSU -2.2%
1982 2.18 million LSU +15.4%
1983 2.86 million LSU +31.3%
1984 2.97 million LSU +3.7%
1985 3.17 million LSU +6.8%
1986 3.25 million LSU +2.4%
1987 3.23 million LSU -0.4%
1988 3.14 million LSU -2.9%
1989 3.17 million LSU +1.0%
1990 3.28 million LSU +3.6%
1991 3.52 million LSU +7.3%
1992 3.80 million LSU +7.7%
1993 4.10 million LSU +8.0%
1994 4.27 million LSU +4.2%
1995 4.59 million LSU +7.5%
1996 4.74 million LSU +3.1%
1997 4.85 million LSU +2.5%
1998 4.70 million LSU -3.1%
1999 4.58 million LSU -2.6%
2000 4.52 million LSU -1.4%
2001 4.53 million LSU +0.2%
2002 4.58 million LSU +1.3%
2003 4.66 million LSU +1.6%
2004 4.77 million LSU +2.3%
2005 4.90 million LSU +2.7%
2006 5.21 million LSU +6.5%
2007 5.37 million LSU +3.1%
2008 5.38 million LSU +0.2%
2009 5.83 million LSU +8.3%
2010 6.19 million LSU +6.1%
2011 5.76 million LSU -6.8%
2012 6.25 million LSU +8.5%
2013 6.21 million LSU -0.7%
2014 6.20 million LSU -0.1%
2015 6.40 million LSU +3.1%
2016 6.54 million LSU +2.3%
2017 6.80 million LSU +3.9%
2018 6.90 million LSU +1.4%
2019 6.97 million LSU +1.0%
2020 7.08 million LSU +1.6%
2021 7.22 million LSU +2.0%
2022 7.24 million LSU +0.3%
2023 7.27 million LSU +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.37 million LSU 1.18 million LSU 1.45 million LSU 9
1970s 1.75 million LSU 1.41 million LSU 2.29 million LSU 10
1980s 2.78 million LSU 1.89 million LSU 3.25 million LSU 10
1990s 4.24 million LSU 3.28 million LSU 4.85 million LSU 10
2000s 4.97 million LSU 4.52 million LSU 5.83 million LSU 10
2010s 6.42 million LSU 5.76 million LSU 6.97 million LSU 10
2020s 7.20 million LSU 7.08 million LSU 7.27 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 47 Poland 8.29 million LSU compare
  2. 48 Morocco 7.69 million LSU compare
  3. 49 Algeria 7.34 million LSU compare
  4. 51 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7.08 million LSU compare
  5. 52 Afghanistan 6.99 million LSU compare
  6. 53 Egypt 6.93 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in Republic of Korea?
Major livestock types — stocks in Republic of Korea was 7.27 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 7.27 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1.18 million LSU in 1961.
How does Republic of Korea rank for major livestock types — stocks?
Republic of Korea ranks 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Republic of Korea 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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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
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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.