Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Central America
Central America: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 61.38 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Central America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Central America is 61.38 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Central America peaked at 65.85 %LSU in 1989 and was at its lowest, 60.16 %LSU, in 2006.
Central America ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.92 %LSU | 62.15 %LSU | 63.59 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.19 %LSU | 61.22 %LSU | 62.97 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.25 %LSU | 63.14 %LSU | 65.85 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.47 %LSU | 61.64 %LSU | 65.74 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.97 %LSU | 60.16 %LSU | 61.7 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.12 %LSU | 60.66 %LSU | 61.35 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.27 %LSU | 61.02 %LSU | 61.38 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Central America?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Central America was 61.38 %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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 65.85 %LSU in 1989.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.16 %LSU in 2006.
- How does Central America rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Central America ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central America 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.