Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Americas
Americas: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 74.47 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Americas recorded 74.47 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Americas peaked at 78.35 %LSU in 1976 and was at its lowest, 74.31 %LSU, in 2020.
That places Americas 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Americas, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 74.4 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 74.39 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 74.75 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 75.18 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 75.53 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 75.92 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 75.57 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 75.53 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 75.35 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 75.63 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 75.36 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 76.13 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 76.67 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 77.36 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 78.03 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 78.35 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 78.16 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 77.54 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 76.53 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 76.41 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 76.72 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 77.04 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 77.39 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 77.17 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.03 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 76.76 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.38 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 76.29 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 76.16 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 76.18 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 76.46 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 76.42 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 76.55 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.48 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 76.56 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 77.01 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 76.64 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 76.38 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.2 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 76.11 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 75.96 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 76.24 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.48 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.29 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.02 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.86 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.44 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 75.13 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.23 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 74.93 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.91 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.07 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.15 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.89 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.83 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.9 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.7 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.53 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 74.33 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.31 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.43 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 74.49 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.47 %LSU | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.18 %LSU | 74.39 %LSU | 75.92 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.98 %LSU | 75.36 %LSU | 78.35 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.73 %LSU | 76.16 %LSU | 77.39 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.49 %LSU | 76.18 %LSU | 77.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.88 %LSU | 75.13 %LSU | 76.48 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.82 %LSU | 74.33 %LSU | 75.15 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.42 %LSU | 74.31 %LSU | 74.49 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Paraguay 92.21 %LSU compare
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 81.63 %LSU compare
- 2 Luxembourg 91.02 %LSU compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 80.07 %LSU compare
- 3 Ireland 89 %LSU compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 63.03 %LSU compare
- 4 Argentina 86.42 %LSU compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 62.29 %LSU compare
- 5 Nicaragua 86.29 %LSU compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 58.79 %LSU compare
- 6 Uruguay 85.65 %LSU compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity 35.27 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Americas?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Americas was 74.47 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 78.35 %LSU in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.31 %LSU in 2020.
- How does Americas rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. 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.