Mules and hinnies — Stocks by country
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...
What the numbers show
Mules and hinnies — Stocks is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 2.00 million LSU in OECD; the lowest is 0 LSU in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,851 LSU, and the mean is 86,214 LSU.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 70.1%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Korea (down 100.0%).
Mules and hinnies — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 2.00 million LSU | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 2 | Mexico | 1.98 million LSU | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 731,841 LSU | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 4 | Ethiopia PDR | 378,000 LSU | 1992 | up 57.5% | falling |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 108,625 LSU | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 5 | China | 262,860 LSU | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 5 | China, mainland | 262,860 LSU | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 49,908 LSU | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 43,200 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 234,657 LSU | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 9,788 LSU | 2023 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Morocco | 229,194 LSU | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,130 LSU | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Peru | 186,701 LSU | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 126,000 LSU | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 115,456 LSU | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 88,546 LSU | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 13 | Haiti | 73,775 LSU | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 65,636 LSU | 2017 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Caribbean | 185,584 LSU | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 15 | India | 58,069 LSU | 2023 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 16 | Tunisia | 49,414 LSU | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 42,179 LSU | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 18 | Ecuador | 32,440 LSU | 2023 | down 54.4% | flat |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 29,105 LSU | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 26,064 LSU | 2023 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 21 | Guatemala | 22,790 LSU | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 21 | Cabo Verde | 1,161 LSU | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 22 | Libya | 17,666 LSU | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 23 | France | 16,201 LSU | 2017 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 14,668 LSU | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 25 | El Salvador | 14,342 LSU | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 26 | Somalia | 13,412 LSU | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 27 | Lebanon | 12,910 LSU | 2023 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Cuba | 12,601 LSU | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 9,645 LSU | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Algeria | 7,841 LSU | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Greece | 7,831 LSU | 2017 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 6,405 LSU | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 33 | Iraq | 6,208 LSU | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Jamaica | 6,000 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | Italy | 4,189 LSU | 2017 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Namibia | 4,078 LSU | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 3,980 LSU | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 38 | Albania | 3,300 LSU | 2014 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 2,962 LSU | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 40 | Belize | 2,740 LSU | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 41 | Bhutan | 2,704 LSU | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 42 | Uruguay | 2,471 LSU | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 43 | Canada | 2,400 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Yugoslav SFR | 2,400 LSU | 1991 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 2,100 LSU | 2017 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Botswana | 2,008 LSU | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 47 | Egypt | 1,914 LSU | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 1,562 LSU | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 1,271 LSU | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,207 LSU | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 51 | Barbados | 1,200 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Israel | 960 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 900 LSU | 2017 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Cyprus | 900 LSU | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 55 | USSR | 780 LSU | 1991 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 749.4 LSU | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 57 | Ireland | 712.2 LSU | 2017 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 58 | Lesotho | 682.2 LSU | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Saint Lucia | 664.2 LSU | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 60 | Myanmar | 641.4 LSU | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Switzerland | 426.6 LSU | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 62 | Sudan | 384.6 LSU | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 63 | Sudan (former) | 381.6 LSU | 2011 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 64 | Jordan | 365.4 LSU | 2023 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 300 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 300 LSU | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 67 | Malta | 176.4 LSU | 2017 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Hungary | 106.2 LSU | 2017 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 95.4 LSU | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 70 | Guyana | 90.6 LSU | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Eswatini | 66 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Guadeloupe | 60 LSU | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Georgia | 54 LSU | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 74 | Thailand | 31.8 LSU | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Grenada | 30 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 22.8 LSU | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.2 LSU | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritius | 12 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Armenia | 7.8 LSU | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Réunion | 3 LSU | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Republic of Korea | 0 LSU | 1996 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 4.66 million LSU
- Asia 605,345 LSU
- Americas 3.48 million LSU
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 338,239 LSU
- Latin America and the Caribbean 3.48 million LSU
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 189,607 LSU
- Central America 2.09 million LSU
- South America 1.20 million LSU
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.15 million LSU
- Africa 572,903 LSU
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 368,882 LSU
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 312,178 LSU
- Middle Africa 19.2 LSU
- Southern Asia 310,066 LSU
- Northern Africa 306,414 LSU
- Sub-Saharan Africa 266,489 LSU
- Eastern Asia 262,860 LSU
- Eastern Africa 248,830 LSU
- European Union (27) 98,751 LSU
- Southern Europe 79,932 LSU
- Western Asia 31,445 LSU
- Southern Africa 16,478 LSU
- Northern America 2,400 LSU
- Western Africa 1,161 LSU
- Northern Europe 712.2 LSU
- South-Eastern Asia 673.2 LSU
- Europe 522 LSU
- Western Europe 426.6 LSU
- Central Asia 300 LSU
- Eastern Europe 95.4 LSU
- United States of America 0 LSU
About this data
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.