What is major livestock types — stocks in World?

Major livestock types — stocks in World was 1.96 billion LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 1.96 billion LSU in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 1.03 billion LSU in 1961.

How does World rank for major livestock types — stocks?

World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this World 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 World

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

World: Major livestock types — Stocks was 1.96 billion LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

1.96 billion LSU

Change on year

up 0.8%

Rank

1st

of 35 groups

All-time high

1.96 billion LSU

in 2023

All-time low

1.03 billion LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in World, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

World recorded 1.96 billion 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 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in World peaked at 1.96 billion LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.03 billion LSU, in 1961.

That places World 1st out of 35 groups 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	1.11 billion LSU	1.03 billion LSU	1.19 billion LSU	9
1970s	1.30 billion LSU	1.20 billion LSU	1.37 billion LSU	10
1980s	1.44 billion LSU	1.39 billion LSU	1.51 billion LSU	10
1990s	1.55 billion LSU	1.52 billion LSU	1.59 billion LSU	10
2000s	1.66 billion LSU	1.59 billion LSU	1.75 billion LSU	10
2010s	1.81 billion LSU	1.75 billion LSU	1.86 billion LSU	10
2020s	1.94 billion LSU	1.91 billion LSU	1.96 billion LSU	4

Countries ranked near World

1 OECD 405.90 million LSU compare
2 China 269.15 million LSU compare
3 China, mainland 266.63 million LSU compare
4 Brazil 201.90 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for World

Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 241.28 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 431.35 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 4.18 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1.50 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 68.53 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 76.62 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 71.11 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 77.03 million t (2024)

All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in World?: Major livestock types — stocks in World was 1.96 billion LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in World?: The highest recorded value was 1.96 billion LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 1.03 billion LSU in 1961.
How does World rank for major livestock types — stocks?: World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in World?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.