Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 43.1 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS), 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 Small island developing States (SIDS) is 43.1 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 66.9 %LSU in 1964 and was at its lowest, 43.1 %LSU, in 2023.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 12th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.75 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 65.79 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 65.93 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 66.9 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 66.45 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 66.08 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 65.9 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 65.64 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 65.03 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 63.94 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 62.6 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 61.85 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 60.98 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 61.89 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 62.02 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 62.04 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 60.61 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 60.29 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 59.53 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 60.44 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 60.33 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 61.88 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 61.88 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 60.99 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 60.99 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 60.99 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60.48 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 60.34 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 59.87 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 59.06 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 59.4 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 57.76 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 57.49 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 57.4 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 58.27 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 57.91 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 58.22 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 58.45 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 56.51 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 54.82 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 54.51 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 49.88 %LSU | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 50.49 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 49.98 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 46.94 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 45.91 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 46.38 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 47.25 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 47.06 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 47.51 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.77 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 47.88 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.95 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.27 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 46.84 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 46.05 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 45.6 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 45.37 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.91 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 46.02 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 44.77 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 43.83 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 43.1 %LSU | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.83 %LSU | 64.75 %LSU | 66.9 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.58 %LSU | 59.53 %LSU | 63.94 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.82 %LSU | 59.87 %LSU | 61.88 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.05 %LSU | 56.51 %LSU | 59.4 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.32 %LSU | 45.91 %LSU | 54.82 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.71 %LSU | 44.91 %LSU | 47.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.43 %LSU | 43.1 %LSU | 46.02 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 9 Guadeloupe 81.85 %LSU compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 51.5 %LSU compare
- 10 Bhutan 78.16 %LSU compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.49 %LSU compare
- 11 Guinea 77.66 %LSU compare
- 12 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
- 13 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
- 13 Micronesia 34.54 %LSU compare
- 14 Cambodia 76.68 %LSU compare
- 14 Viet Nam 33.18 %LSU compare
- 15 Namibia 76.57 %LSU compare
- 15 Polynesia 31.44 %LSU compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 43.1 %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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9 %LSU in 1964.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 12th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.