Click to read, Livestock Production Statistics of India – 2019
(Updated till 12/2017)
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Standings of India in the world
| Ranking | Sector |
| 1st | Total Livestock Population, Milk Production, Cattle Population, Buffalo Population, Carabeef Production, Goat Milk Production, Total Bovine Population |
| 2nd | Goat Population, Bristle Production (a pig industry by-product), Fish Production |
| 3rd | Sheep Production, Egg Production |
| 4th | Chicken Production |
| 5th | Poultry Meat Production, Poultry Production |
| 8th | Duck Production |
| 9th | Camel Population, Wool Production |
Animal Products Statistics
| Commodity | Total Production (per year) | Per Capita Availability | ICMR Recommendations |
| Milk | 165.4 MT | 355 grams/day | 280 grams/day |
| Meat | 7.4 MT | 2.96 kg/year | 11 kg/year |
| Eggs | 88.1 billion | 69 eggs/year | 182 eggs/year |
Total Wool Production in India: 43.5 million Kg
Meat Processing Infrastructure and Related Facts
- Total number of slaughter houses in India: 3600
- Number of Registered Slaughter Houses: 1783
- Small scale meat retail shops: 25,000
- Abattoirs with meat processing facilities approved by APEDA: 77
- Number of Carcass Utilization Centres: 14
- Carabeef Produced in India: 3 million tonnes
- Carabeef Exported: 1.8 million tonnes (2016)
- Top 5 Carabeef export destinations: Vietnam, Malaysia, Egypt, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. Vietnam accounted for 48 percent of total Indian exports at 840 thousand metric tons followed by Egypt (9.4 percent), Malaysia (9.3 percent), Indonesia (4.6 percent) and Saudi Arabia (4.4 percent).
- Organized poultry sector inn India: 70 per cent
- Poultry Capital of India: Andhra Pradesh
- Contribution of poultry sector to meat production in India: 45 per cent
Leading States in India for Livestock Production
| Feature | State |
| Highest milk producing state | Uttar Pradesh (25,198 L) |
| State with highest per capita availability of milk | Punjab (1075 g) |
| State with highest per capita availability of eggs | Andhra Pradesh (312 eggs) |
| Highest meat production | Uttar Pradesh |
| Highest goat meat production | West Bengal |
| Highest poultry and sheep meat production | Andhra Pradesh |
| Highest wool production | Rajasthan |
| Highest indigenous milch cows | Madhya Pradesh |
| Highest Cross-bred or exotic cows | Tamil Nadu |
| Highest number of poultry birds | Andhra Pradesh |
| Highest number of mules | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Highest number of livestock | Uttar Pradesh |
| Highest cattle population | Madhya Pradesh |
| Highest buffalo population | Uttar Pradesh |
| Highest sheep population | Andhra Pradesh |
| Highest goat population | Rajasthan |
| Highest pig population | Assam |
| Highest camel population | Rajasthan |
| Highest mithun population | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Highest yak population | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Highest horses and ponies population | Uttar Pradesh |
| Highest donkey population | Rajasthan |
- Share of Uttar Pradesh in Total Milk Production in India: 16.8%
- Share of Tamil Nadu in Total Egg Production in India: 18.9%
- Share of Uttar Pradesh in Total Meat Production in India: 18.23%
- Share of Rajasthan in Total Wool Production in India: 32.9%
Growth Rates of Livestock Products
| Product | Growth Rate |
| Meat | 5.21 per cent |
| Broiler production | 11 per cent |
| Egg production | 6.28 per cent |
| Milk production | 5.3 per cent |
| Wool production | -0.08 per cent |
- Highest growth rate in milk production: Andhra Pradesh (12.6%)
- Highest growth rate in egg production: Himachal Pradesh (18.2%)
- Highest growth rate in meat production: Daman & Diu (65.4%) (Among states: Maharashtra (25.2%))
- Highest growth rate in wool production: Arunachal Pradesh (63.17%)
Value Output from Livestock Rearing
| Sector | Percentage of total output |
| Milk and Milk Products | 65.05 per cent |
| Meat and Meat Products | 19.83 per cent |
| Dung | 6.93 per cent |
| Eggs | 3.77 per cent |
| Increment in Livestock | 3.35 per cent |
| Wool and Hair | 0.2 per cent |
Livestock Census
First livestock census in India was conducted as Dairy Cattle Census in 1919.
Livestock Census 2012 was 19th Livestock Census conducted with reference date of 15th October, 2012.
Livestock Census takes place at every five years (Quinquennial)
- Total livestock population: 512.05 million
- Total poultry population: 729.02 million
- Milch animals: 118.59 million
- Total bovine population: 299.99 million
- Total cattle population: 190.90 million
- Total indigenous cattle: 151.17 million
- Total buffalo population: 108.70 million
- Total sheep population: 65.06 million
- Total goat population: 135.17 million
- Total pig population: 10.29 million
- Total camel population: 0.4 million
- Total horses and ponies population: 0.62 million
- Total mules population: 0.19 million
- Total donkey population: 0.32 million
- Total yak population: 0.07 million
- Total mithun population: 0.29 million
- Total elephant population: 22,000
- Total rabbit population: 0.59 million
- Number of animals under Livestock Insurance Scheme of DADF: 1017713 (2015-16)
Percentage Distribution of Total Livestock
| Species | Percentage |
| Cattle | 37. 28 per cent |
| Buffalo | 21.23 per cent |
| Sheep | 12. 71 per cent |
| Goat | 26.40 per cent |
| Pigs | 2.01 per cent |
| Others | 0.37 per cent |
Species Wise Milk Contribution to Total Milk Production in India
| Species | Percentage of Total Milk |
| Buffalo indigenous | 35 per cent |
| Buffalo non-descript | 14 per cent |
| Cow indigenous | 11 per cent |
| Cow non-descript | 9 per cent |
| Cow cross-bred | 26 per cent |
| Cow exotic | 1 per cent |
| Goat | 3 per cent |
Species Wise Egg Contribution to Total Egg Production in India
| Species | Percentage of Total Eggs |
| Improved fowl | 86.80 per cent |
| Desi fowl | 11.96 per cent |
| Desi duck | 0.96 per cent |
| Improved duck | 0.28 per cent |
Species Wise Meat Contribution to Total Meat Production in India
| Species | Percentage of Total Meat |
| Poultry | 47.05 per cent |
| Buffalo | 19.80 per cent |
| Goat | 14.25 per cent |
| Sheep | 7.68 per cent |
| Pig | 6.50 per cent |
| Cattle | 4.72 per cent |
Category Wise Contribution to Total Wool Production in India
| Category | Percentage of Total Meat |
| Ewe | 68.35 per cent |
| Ram | 16.71 per cent |
| Lamb | 14.94 per cent |
Incidence of Major Livestock Diseases in 2016
| Disease | Number of Outbreaks |
| Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) | 158 |
| Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS) | 80 |
| Black Quarter (BQ) | 85 |
| Anthrax | 66 |
| Fascioliasis | 87 |
| Sheep & Goat Pox | 72 |
| Swine Fever | 38 |
| Coccidiosis | 153 |
| Ranikhet Disease (NCD) | 157 |
| Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) | 614 |
| Rabies | 27 |
| Babesiosis | 152 |
| Mastitis | 99 |
| Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) | 93 |
| Glanders | 22 |
| Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) | 36 |
Value of Livestock Import and Export in 2016-17
| Broad Group | Value (in Lakhs) |
| India’s total import of livestock and livestock products | Rs. 257,742,166 |
| India’s total export of livestock and livestock products | Rs. 185,233,966 |
Share of Usually Working Persons in Animal Production (per 1000 persons)
| Category of Worker | Rural | Urban |
| Men | 10.2 | 5.5 |
| Women | 88.3 | 25.6 |
Fish Production Statistics
Total Fish Production in India: 10.07 MT
Fish Seed Production: 43266 million fry
Inland Fisheries Resources
- Total Water Bodies: 73.12 Lakh Ha
Marine Fisheries Resources
- Approximate length of coastline: 8118 km
- Continental Shelf: 5.30 Lakh sq.km.
- Number of Landing Centers: 1537
- Number of Fishing Villages: 3432
- Number of fisherman families: 874749
- Total fishing crafts: 221450
Demographic Dependence on Livestock
- Livestock sector employs 8 per cent of total Indian Workforce
- Percentage of population dependent on agriculture for livelihood: 49.8 per cent
- Percentage of livestock owned by marginal, small and semi-medium farmers: 87.7 per cent
- Percentage of area used for all types of livestock farming: 1.69 per cent
Percentage of the World Livestock Present in India
| Species | Percentage present in India |
| Total Livestock | 11.54 per cent |
| Buffalo | 56.7 per cent |
| Small ruminants | 20.4 per cent |
| Cattle | 12.5 per cent |
| Poultry | 3.1 per cent |
18.5 per cent of total world milk is produced in India
Infrastructure Related to Animal Husbandry in India
(As of 31-03-2017)
- Veterinary Dispensaries: 27410
- Veterinary Aid Centres: 25867
- Veterinary Hospitals: 12234
- Number of ICD Projects: 390
- Semen Production Centres: 60
- Frozen Semen Banks: 229
- Number of AI Centres: 100,368
- Cattle Breeding Farms: 169
- Buffalo Breeding Farms: 36
- Number of Gaushalas: 6183
- Liquid Nitrogen Plants: 88
- Poultry Breeding Farms: 1879
- Duck Breeding Farms: 34
- Hatcheries: 662
- Sheep Breeding Farms: 83
- Intensive Sheep Development Projects: 39
- Sheep & Wool Extension Centres: 1583
- Wool Grading Centres: 15
- Goat Breeding Farms: 100
- Rabbit Breeding Farms: 32
- Fodder Seed Production Farms: 132
- Pig Breeding Farms: 154
- Camel Breeding Farms: 2
- Horse Studs/Farms: 13
- Rinderpest Check Posts: 186
- Milk Processing Factories: 288
- Liquid Milk Plants: 1559
Total Artificial Inseminations done in 2016-17: 70.10 milliion
World Leaders in Livestock Production
| Category | Number One in the World |
| Bovines | India |
| Cattle | India |
| Buffalo | India |
| Milk production | India |
| Carabeef | India |
| Pigs | China |
| Donkeys | China |
| Sheep | China |
| Goat | China |
| Duck | China |
| Fish | China |
| Eggs | China |
| Chevon | China |
| Mutton | China |
| Pork | China |
| Camels | Somalia |
| Poultry | USA |
| Poultry meat | Brazil |
| Fibre | Australia |
| Wool | Australia |
| Beef | USA |
Per Capita Monthly Consumption Expenditure in India
Rural Areas: Rs. 1278.94
Urban Areas: Rs. 2399.24
Share of Agriculture & Allied and Livestock Sector in GVA – (At current prices in Rs. Crore)
| Year | GVA (Total) | GVA (Agriculture & Allied) | GVA (Livestock Sector) | ||
| 2015-16 | 12458642 | 2175547 | 17.5 % | 560613 | 4.5 % |
Sources
- 19th Livestock Census (2014). DADF, MoA, GoI
- APEDA Market Report (2017). Global Agriculture Information Network, US Foreign Agriculture Service.
- Annual Report (2017). DADF, MoA, GoI
- Basic Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Statistics (2017). Animal Husbandry Statistics Division, DADF, MoA, GoI
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Thanks alot sir
Good information…
Valuable information
The percapita availability of eggs are less…needs to focus on that aspect
Excellent work Dr Amandeep..
Thank you sir
Sir ;in Milk production india ranking at number 2 postion ..USA in top list .
Dear Samsur
The milk production in USA is 81.1 MT whereas milk production in India is 176.3 MT.
thank you sir….
All the livestock data are vary useful for all the veterinary Students who are doiing preparation for competitive exam.
Nyc& new information but no data related to gynae.such as conception rate as per A.I.
Dear Sir
These are general stats. Rest so much more to come. Stay tuned.
O.k. now I also w”ll send my subject matter on veterinary.
Nice compilation,
However, figures of export -import are confusing, pl correct it.
regards
Very useful and essential information for all the Vets, students and farmers. Thank you, Sir.
thank you sir
Very useful and essential information for all Vets students, faculty and farmers. Thank you, Sir
Very nice information
Quite useful data. Thanks Dr. Aman.
Welcome sir
Thank you very much
welcome sir
Dr.Singh
How can we save this information as pdf? please let me know.
Dear Sir,
Kindly click on the link for downloading the pdf file.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325746555_CURRENT_LIVESTOCK_PRODUCTION_STATISTICS_OF_INDIA
Very useful information…Thank you Sir
sir is this the current data including 2018 or only upto 2017
Dear
The 2018 is not yet available, therefore it is upto 2017 only.
I agree that your statistics are of 2012 census.I ,however,find it difficult to reconcile that last census of 2017 has not been published despite a lapse of 2 years.Also,I have been associated with animaI care for over two decades.I find it difficult to accept that we have ,on an average, nearly 100 animal care centers in a district .The privately run Gaushalas and Panjarapols do not receive proper attention.That should also find a place in your study.
Please also add information on disposal of dead animals.It has become more relevant due to pressures from various animal lover groups.
Dear Sir
Thank you for your kind and enlightening suggestions. Next time these will be taken care of. As far as the census is concerned, indeed there is a lapse of 2 years and this thing is in hands of DADF, MoA. Census 2012 was added as new census was not available.
Dear Dr Singh,
Need tp check some data for accuracy. Incidentally I was doing dome research on the cattle productivity and cam across the figures for milk production. The figures were different from the NDDB report but more than that its the units which need to be checked. Here in your data its shown as MT whereas it should be 000MT (Thousand MT). Similarly in other figures related to milk production. Kindly check and validate.
Dear Sir
In my data, MT stands for Million Tonnes. I have taken this data from Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics available at DADF website.
Sir,
Good information.
But per capita availability of meat need to be checked.
Thank you
Thanks Sir
Good, but i could not find per capta , poultry meat consumption in WEST BENGAL specifically
Very good information at a glance. Useful for planning of fodder availability and need. Sir, pl focus on fodder availability.
The data is good but it require little more upgrade i.e in poultry breeder etc.
very well compiled. nice information. Any update of data available (more recent data)
Dear Sir
Kindly look for recent post on livestock production statistics – 2018 in the website. I have already published the recent data.
Thank u very much