World: Livestock production index (2014-2016 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, World's livestock production index (2014-2016 = 100) did not change 0 on 2019 (from 100 to 100).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +2.56 and a typical year strayed about 6.62 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 35.64 in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.83 in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins.

Limitations: Agricultural data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from official national sources through the questionnaire and are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Data on agricultural employment, in particular, should be used with caution.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 60 values

Livestock production index (2014-2016 = 100) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 89.03 (2024)
• Algeria — 106.05 (2024)
• Bahrain — 140.9 (2024)
• Djibouti — 133.98 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 120.66 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 99.94 (2024)
• Iraq — 117.76 (2024)
• Israel — 111.72 (2024)
• Jordan — 151.36 (2024)
• Kuwait — 122.98 (2024)

More environment data for World

• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 16.16% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 25.29% (2025)
• Rural population — 3.46 billion (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 42.17% (2025)
• Urban population — 4.75 billion (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 57.83% (2025)
• Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) — 80.06% (2024)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 141.41 million (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 94.4 million (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is World's livestock production index (2014-2016 = 100)?

100 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is up 791.1% from 11.22 in 1961 (3.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 102.92 in 2011 and the lowest 11.22 in 1961.

Is the latest change in livestock production index (2014-2016 = 100) unusual for World?

In 2020, World's livestock production index (2014-2016 = 100) did not change 0 on 2019 (from 100 to 100). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +2.56 and a typical year strayed about 6.62 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.PRD.LVSK.XD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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