Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.58 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Uruguay is 0.58 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Uruguay peaked at 0.6 LSU/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.36 LSU/ha, in 1965.
That places Uruguay 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.38 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.39 LSU/ha | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.49 LSU/ha | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.48 LSU/ha | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.47 LSU/ha | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.46 LSU/ha | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.52 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.45 LSU/ha | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.42 LSU/ha | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.49 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.45 LSU/ha | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.41 LSU/ha | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.49 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.49 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.49 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.48 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.49 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.48 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.59 LSU/ha | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.59 LSU/ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.57 LSU/ha | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.56 LSU/ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.58 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.59 LSU/ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.58 LSU/ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.57 LSU/ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.56 LSU/ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.59 LSU/ha | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.57 LSU/ha | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.58 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3778 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 0.4 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.457 LSU/ha | 0.39 LSU/ha | 0.53 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.473 LSU/ha | 0.42 LSU/ha | 0.53 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.47 LSU/ha | 0.41 LSU/ha | 0.5 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.556 LSU/ha | 0.48 LSU/ha | 0.6 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.572 LSU/ha | 0.56 LSU/ha | 0.59 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.575 LSU/ha | 0.56 LSU/ha | 0.59 LSU/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Uruguay?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Uruguay was 0.58 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 LSU/ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 LSU/ha in 1965.
- How does Uruguay rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.