Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Central America
Central America: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 37.69 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Central America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Central America recorded 37.69 million LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Central America peaked at 37.69 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.45 million LSU, in 1961.
That places Central America 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Central America, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.45 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 16.92 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 17.63 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 18.38 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 19.14 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 20.17 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 20.60 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 21.10 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 21.52 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 22.55 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 22.11 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 22.33 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 22.34 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 23.12 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 24.08 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 24.92 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 25.74 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 26.13 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 26.24 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 27.18 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 28.13 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 28.55 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 29.18 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 29.69 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 30.34 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 30.69 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 29.69 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 29.93 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 31.61 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 31.21 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 30.57 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 30.41 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 31.10 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 30.96 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 29.88 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 29.17 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 29.48 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 29.45 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.10 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 29.32 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 29.71 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 30.47 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 30.60 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 30.45 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 30.53 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 30.76 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 31.16 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 31.72 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 32.34 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 32.71 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 33.10 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 32.63 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 33.04 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 33.73 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 34.32 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 34.57 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 34.97 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 35.45 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 35.84 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 36.11 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 37.02 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 37.13 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 37.69 million LSU | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.10 million LSU | 16.45 million LSU | 21.52 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.96 million LSU | 22.11 million LSU | 26.24 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.50 million LSU | 27.18 million LSU | 31.61 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.13 million LSU | 29.10 million LSU | 31.21 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.71 million LSU | 29.32 million LSU | 32.34 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.04 million LSU | 32.63 million LSU | 35.84 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.99 million LSU | 36.11 million LSU | 37.69 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.60 million LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 240,266 LSU compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 60,618 LSU compare
- 17 Sudan 15.35 million LSU compare
- 18 France 15.13 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 36,675 LSU compare
- 19 Bangladesh 13.19 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 10,834 LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 10,834 LSU compare
- 20 Indonesia 12.95 million LSU compare
- 21 Canada 11.29 million LSU compare
- 22 Kenya 10.94 million LSU compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Central America?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Central America was 37.69 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 37.69 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.45 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Central America ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.