Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 135,409 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Puerto Rico stood at 135,409 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Puerto Rico peaked at 360,768 LSU in 1990 and was at its lowest, 121,573 LSU, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 139th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 274,507 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 285,487 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 292,800 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 298,800 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 291,000 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 297,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 294,000 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 298,200 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 304,200 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 310,800 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 318,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 322,800 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 332,400 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 324,720 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 327,511 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 336,389 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 342,523 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 337,303 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 314,360 LSU | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 287,393 LSU | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 293,160 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 321,504 LSU | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 345,787 LSU | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 355,734 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 353,885 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 359,707 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 312,000 LSU | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 335,512 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 351,349 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 360,768 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 359,145 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 257,400 LSU | -28.3% |
| 1993 | 257,267 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 257,162 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 220,640 LSU | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 222,328 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 232,984 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 232,188 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 230,099 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 235,385 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 237,810 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 240,188 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 252,514 LSU | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 232,940 LSU | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 226,155 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 214,450 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 205,383 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 196,397 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 187,177 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 177,973 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 168,807 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 154,371 LSU | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 155,828 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 152,599 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 149,474 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 146,426 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 143,434 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 140,550 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 135,409 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 142,484 LSU | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 142,168 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 121,573 LSU | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 135,409 LSU | +11.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 135,409 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 366,675 LSU, 37% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 135,409 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,078 LSU, 14% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -28.3% | 359,145 LSU | 257,400 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 292,888 LSU | 274,507 LSU | 304,200 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 326,681 LSU | 310,800 LSU | 342,523 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 331,603 LSU | 287,393 LSU | 359,707 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 262,998 LSU | 220,640 LSU | 360,768 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 222,840 LSU | 187,177 LSU | 252,514 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 152,487 LSU | 135,409 LSU | 177,973 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,408 LSU | 121,573 LSU | 142,484 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % 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 -0.8621 % 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 Puerto Rico?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Puerto Rico was 135,409 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 360,768 LSU in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,573 LSU in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Puerto Rico ranks 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.