Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 522,261 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 522,261 LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in El Salvador peaked at 978,180 LSU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 489,360 LSU, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 111th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 794,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 802,200 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 810,600 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 818,300 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 826,700 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 835,100 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 843,500 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 851,900 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 860,300 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 868,700 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 770,000 LSU | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 805,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 705,372 LSU | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 726,733 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 721,420 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 776,160 LSU | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 897,890 LSU | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 945,000 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 970,747 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 847,462 LSU | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 773,990 LSU | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 674,800 LSU | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 655,760 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 650,090 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 685,993 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 735,280 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 761,810 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 800,870 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 823,340 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 853,790 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 870,030 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 879,550 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 837,830 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 883,050 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 787,500 LSU | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 900,620 LSU | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 813,470 LSU | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 726,403 LSU | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 799,042 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 735,000 LSU | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 851,410 LSU | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 910,624 LSU | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 874,097 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 881,446 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 879,562 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 923,593 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 959,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 978,180 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 939,757 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 873,195 LSU | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 710,598 LSU | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 786,403 LSU | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 625,316 LSU | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 729,400 LSU | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 714,554 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 659,192 LSU | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 619,895 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 518,201 LSU | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 489,360 LSU | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 527,920 LSU | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 553,688 LSU | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 530,559 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 522,261 LSU | -1.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 522,261 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 525,981 LSU, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 522,261 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,078 LSU, 52% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 827,011 LSU | 794,500 LSU | 860,300 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 818,702 LSU | 705,372 LSU | 970,747 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 740,940 LSU | 650,090 LSU | 847,462 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 835,128 LSU | 726,403 LSU | 900,620 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 893,267 LSU | 735,000 LSU | 978,180 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 672,611 LSU | 489,360 LSU | 873,195 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 533,607 LSU | 522,261 LSU | 553,688 LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 0.0446 % 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 El Salvador?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in El Salvador was 522,261 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 978,180 LSU in 2008.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 489,360 LSU in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.