Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iceland
Iceland: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iceland stood at 0.04 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iceland peaked at 0.04 LSU/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.02 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Iceland 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iceland, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.02 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0222 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.028 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.038 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.031 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.037 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iceland?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iceland was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Iceland ranks 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.