Buffalo — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Buffalo — Stocks was 8.98 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.98 million An
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
2nd
of 12 groups
All-time high
12.52 million An
in 2017
All-time low
3.40 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Buffalo — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, buffalo — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 8.98 million An.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, buffalo — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 12.52 million An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.40 million An, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Buffalo — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Buffalo — Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 3.40 million An —
1962 3.48 million An +2.2%
1963 3.77 million An +8.3%
1964 3.79 million An +0.5%
1965 3.88 million An +2.3%
1966 4.13 million An +6.6%
1967 4.74 million An +14.6%
1968 5.00 million An +5.6%
1969 5.09 million An +1.7%
1970 5.20 million An +2.2%
1971 5.15 million An -0.9%
1972 5.16 million An +0.1%
1973 5.03 million An -2.5%
1974 5.11 million An +1.6%
1975 5.18 million An +1.5%
1976 5.20 million An +0.3%
1977 5.35 million An +2.8%
1978 5.49 million An +2.6%
1979 5.68 million An +3.6%
1980 6.14 million An +8.0%
1981 6.25 million An +1.9%
1982 6.28 million An +0.5%
1983 6.62 million An +5.4%
1984 6.97 million An +5.3%
1985 7.17 million An +2.9%
1986 7.33 million An +2.2%
1987 7.49 million An +2.2%
1988 7.68 million An +2.5%
1989 7.57 million An -1.5%
1990 7.70 million An +1.8%
1991 7.83 million An +1.7%
1992 7.98 million An +1.9%
1993 8.06 million An +1.1%
1994 8.23 million An +2.1%
1995 8.39 million An +2.0%
1996 8.45 million An +0.7%
1997 8.57 million An +1.4%
1998 8.44 million An -1.5%
1999 8.46 million An +0.2%
2000 8.68 million An +2.5%
2001 8.83 million An +1.7%
2002 9.04 million An +2.4%
2003 9.32 million An +3.1%
2004 9.53 million An +2.3%
2005 9.77 million An +2.4%
2006 10.06 million An +3.1%
2007 10.42 million An +3.5%
2008 10.68 million An +2.6%
2009 10.88 million An +1.9%
2010 11.15 million An +2.5%
2011 11.47 million An +2.9%
2012 11.76 million An +2.5%
2013 12.00 million An +2.0%
2014 12.00 million An +0.0%
2015 12.14 million An +1.2%
2016 12.26 million An +1.0%
2017 12.52 million An +2.1%
2018 10.67 million An -14.8%
2019 10.76 million An +0.9%
2020 10.77 million An +0.0%
2021 10.75 million An -0.2%
2022 10.76 million An +0.1%
2023 8.73 million An -18.9%
2024 8.98 million An +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.14 million An 3.40 million An 5.09 million An 9
1970s 5.25 million An 5.03 million An 5.68 million An 10
1980s 6.95 million An 6.14 million An 7.68 million An 10
1990s 8.21 million An 7.70 million An 8.57 million An 10
2000s 9.72 million An 8.68 million An 10.88 million An 10
2010s 11.67 million An 10.67 million An 12.52 million An 10
2020s 10.00 million An 8.73 million An 10.77 million An 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 India 112.38 million An compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 46.31 million An compare
  3. 3 China 30.14 million An compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 2.03 million An compare
  5. 4 China, mainland 30.14 million An compare
  6. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.01 million An compare
  7. 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.26 million An compare
  8. 5 Nepal 3.31 million An compare

See the full ranking of 93 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is buffalo — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Buffalo — stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 8.98 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest buffalo — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 12.52 million An in 2017.
What is the lowest buffalo — stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.40 million An in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for buffalo — stocks?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is buffalo — stocks rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Buffalo — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Buffalo — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
93 places, 4,163 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.