Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Caribbean

Caribbean: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.44 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.44 LSU/ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.58 LSU/ha
in 1966
All-time low
0.42 LSU/ha
in 2006
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Caribbean, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Caribbean is 0.44 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Caribbean peaked at 0.58 LSU/ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.42 LSU/ha, in 2006.

That places Caribbean 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5633 LSU/ha 0.53 LSU/ha 0.58 LSU/ha 9
1970s 0.496 LSU/ha 0.47 LSU/ha 0.53 LSU/ha 10
1980s 0.479 LSU/ha 0.46 LSU/ha 0.5 LSU/ha 10
1990s 0.465 LSU/ha 0.45 LSU/ha 0.48 LSU/ha 10
2000s 0.442 LSU/ha 0.42 LSU/ha 0.46 LSU/ha 10
2010s 0.464 LSU/ha 0.45 LSU/ha 0.47 LSU/ha 10
2020s 0.4475 LSU/ha 0.44 LSU/ha 0.46 LSU/ha 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 6 Bangladesh 1.32 LSU/ha compare
  2. 7 Luxembourg 1.24 LSU/ha compare
  3. 8 Guadeloupe 1.03 LSU/ha compare
  4. 8 Malta 1.03 LSU/ha compare
  5. 10 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.92 LSU/ha compare
  6. 10 Switzerland 0.92 LSU/ha compare
  7. 12 Costa Rica 0.91 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Caribbean?
Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Caribbean was 0.44 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 0.58 LSU/ha in 1966.
What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 0.42 LSU/ha in 2006.
How does Caribbean rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
Caribbean ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit
LSU/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
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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.