Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Barbados
Barbados: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 6,439 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Barbados stood at 6,439 LSU.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Barbados peaked at 20,160 LSU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5,280 LSU, in 2007.
Barbados ranks 172nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Barbados, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 9,360 LSU | -22.0% |
| 1963 | 9,480 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 9,360 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 9,600 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 9,900 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 10,080 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 10,200 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 12,000 LSU | +17.6% |
| 1970 | 12,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 12,600 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 12,000 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 12,600 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 11,100 LSU | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 8,400 LSU | -24.3% |
| 1976 | 8,400 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,400 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9,600 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 9,900 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 10,800 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 11,400 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 10,500 LSU | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 10,800 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 11,100 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 10,800 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 12,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 13,200 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 14,400 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 18,600 LSU | +29.2% |
| 1990 | 19,380 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 19,380 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20,160 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 18,600 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 18,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16,800 LSU | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 16,200 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 15,000 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 13,800 LSU | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 12,600 LSU | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 11,400 LSU | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 10,200 LSU | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 9,000 LSU | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 7,800 LSU | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 6,300 LSU | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 5,280 LSU | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 5,760 LSU | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 6,420 LSU | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 6,600 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 6,480 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 6,600 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 6,720 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 6,660 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6,630 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6,620 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,574 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6,585 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6,574 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 6,464 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 6,478 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 6,459 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 6,439 LSU | -0.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 6,439 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 366,675 LSU, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 6,439 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,078 LSU, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,220 LSU | 9,360 LSU | 12,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,500 LSU | 8,400 LSU | 12,600 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,360 LSU | 10,500 LSU | 18,600 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,132 LSU | 15,000 LSU | 20,160 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,856 LSU | 5,280 LSU | 13,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,604 LSU | 6,480 LSU | 6,720 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,460 LSU | 6,439 LSU | 6,478 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Barbados?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Barbados was 6,439 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 20,160 LSU in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,280 LSU in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Barbados ranks 172nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. 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.