Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 314.25 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 314.25 million LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 314.25 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 122.29 million LSU, in 1961.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 122.29 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 125.06 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 125.41 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 129.81 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 135.43 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 140.31 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 145.16 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 148.22 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 149.03 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 152.34 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 155.82 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 161.91 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 166.42 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 172.86 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 177.97 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 186.63 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 194.04 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 192.60 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 194.04 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 202.18 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 204.83 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 206.10 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 207.61 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 210.29 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 211.53 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 213.90 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 215.62 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 220.62 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 225.84 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 227.04 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 229.93 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 232.82 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 235.12 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 238.94 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 240.52 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 237.43 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 239.62 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 239.56 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 240.02 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 243.65 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 249.13 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 259.19 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 270.47 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 277.66 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 280.43 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 281.45 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 278.82 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 281.18 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 282.57 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 280.97 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 281.97 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 283.00 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 283.74 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 285.40 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 287.26 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 290.20 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 290.76 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 291.21 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 294.10 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 296.87 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 303.29 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 310.15 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 314.25 million LSU | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135.64 million LSU | 122.29 million LSU | 149.03 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 175.47 million LSU | 152.34 million LSU | 194.04 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 211.85 million LSU | 202.18 million LSU | 225.84 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 236.10 million LSU | 227.04 million LSU | 240.52 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 270.46 million LSU | 243.65 million LSU | 282.57 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 286.86 million LSU | 280.97 million LSU | 294.10 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 306.14 million LSU | 296.87 million LSU | 314.25 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean was 314.25 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 314.25 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.29 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the 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.