Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 90,899 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 90,899 LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Jamaica peaked at 276,000 LSU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 90,899 LSU, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 141st 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 144,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 144,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 144,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 144,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 144,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 144,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 144,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 150,000 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 162,000 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 162,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 162,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 163,200 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 164,400 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 165,600 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 168,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 169,200 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 162,000 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 163,800 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 174,000 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 165,000 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 180,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 204,000 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 216,000 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 198,000 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 222,000 LSU | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 222,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 210,000 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 207,000 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 228,000 LSU | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 252,000 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 276,000 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 276,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 264,000 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 270,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 252,000 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 240,000 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 240,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 240,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 240,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 240,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 240,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 258,000 LSU | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 231,000 LSU | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 216,000 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 126,000 LSU | -41.7% |
| 2007 | 111,000 LSU | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 105,600 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 100,800 LSU | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 102,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 102,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 103,200 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 102,000 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 100,800 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 95,460 LSU | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 96,000 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95,040 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 90,984 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 90,899 LSU | -0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 90,899 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 525,981 LSU, 17% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 90,899 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,078 LSU, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -41.7% | 216,000 LSU | 126,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 144,667 LSU | 144,000 LSU | 150,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 164,220 LSU | 162,000 LSU | 169,200 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 199,800 LSU | 165,000 LSU | 222,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 253,800 LSU | 228,000 LSU | 276,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 186,840 LSU | 100,800 LSU | 258,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,946 LSU | 95,460 LSU | 103,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,231 LSU | 90,899 LSU | 96,000 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 138 Gambia 139,425 LSU compare
- 139 Puerto Rico 135,409 LSU compare
- 140 China, Taiwan Province of 103,573 LSU compare
- 142 North Macedonia 89,660 LSU compare
- 143 United Arab Emirates 76,935 LSU compare
- 144 Fiji 73,079 LSU compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Jamaica?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Jamaica was 90,899 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 276,000 LSU in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,899 LSU in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Jamaica ranks 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.