Livestock farming is the linchpin of the country's agriculture. The sector accounts for more than 50% of the country's agricultural output.
The number of livestock in agricultural organizations*:
Cattle – 4,218,200 head, including cows – 1,432,500
Brest Oblast – 864,800; 289,000
Vitebsk Oblast - 534,300; 188,300
Gomel Oblast - 648,600; 226,000
Grodno Oblast - 687,600; 222,800
Minsk Oblast - 957,200; 334,300
Mogilev Oblast - 525,700; 172,200.
Cattle and poultry output made up 596,200 tonnes (105.7%).
Milk production (tonnes)* - 2,402,900 (105.6% year-on-year).
Brest Oblast - 606,000
Vitebsk Oblast - 225,100
Gomel Oblast - 311,500
Grodno Oblast - 431,900
Minsk Oblast - 623,900
Mogilev Oblast – 204,500.
Per capita livestock production in farms of all categories:
cattle and poultry; milk (kg):
2015 - 121; 743
2016 - 123; 751
2017 - 127; 771
2018 - 129; 774
2019 - 132; 785.
* As of 1 May 2020
Source: National Statistics Committee, Agriculture and Food Ministry