Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Caribbean
Caribbean: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 5.10 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Caribbean stood at 5.10 million LSU.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Caribbean peaked at 5.88 million LSU in 1968 and was at its lowest, 4.70 million LSU, in 1961.
Caribbean ranks 29th of 31 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.70 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 5.15 million LSU | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 5.29 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 5.54 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 5.66 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 5.74 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 5.80 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 5.88 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 5.76 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 5.59 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 5.45 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 5.38 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 5.32 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 5.50 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 5.59 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 5.72 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 5.61 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 5.53 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 5.50 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 5.57 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 5.42 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 5.64 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 5.83 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 5.79 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 5.78 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.73 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 5.67 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 5.66 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 5.67 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 5.56 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 5.67 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 5.65 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.59 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 5.58 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.53 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.59 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 5.63 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.69 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.31 million LSU | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 5.13 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 5.15 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.16 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.25 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.33 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.98 million LSU | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 4.91 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.11 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 5.17 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.24 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.35 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.41 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.44 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.45 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.47 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.42 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.40 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.32 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.29 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.30 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.30 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.25 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.15 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.10 million LSU | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.50 million LSU | 4.70 million LSU | 5.88 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.52 million LSU | 5.32 million LSU | 5.72 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.68 million LSU | 5.42 million LSU | 5.83 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.58 million LSU | 5.31 million LSU | 5.69 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.14 million LSU | 4.91 million LSU | 5.33 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.39 million LSU | 5.29 million LSU | 5.47 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.20 million LSU | 5.10 million LSU | 5.30 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 26 Paraguay 9.47 million LSU compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.60 million LSU compare
- 28 New Zealand 8.58 million LSU compare
- 29 Niger 8.56 million LSU compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 934,000 LSU compare
- 30 South Africa 8.54 million LSU compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 14,857 LSU compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 8.49 million LSU compare
- 32 Myanmar 8.47 million LSU compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 355,073 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 4.77 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Caribbean?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Caribbean was 5.10 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 million LSU in 1968.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.70 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Caribbean rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Caribbean ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.