Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Portugal
Portugal: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.35 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.35 LSU/ha for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Portugal peaked at 0.41 LSU/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.24 LSU/ha, in 1967.
That places Portugal 63rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Portugal, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.26 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.25 LSU/ha | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.24 LSU/ha | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.24 LSU/ha | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.25 LSU/ha | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.29 LSU/ha | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3 LSU/ha | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.39 LSU/ha | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.37 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.35 LSU/ha | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.26 LSU/ha | 0.24 LSU/ha | 0.29 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.276 LSU/ha | 0.24 LSU/ha | 0.29 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.29 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.322 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.35 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.34 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.383 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 0.41 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.365 LSU/ha | 0.35 LSU/ha | 0.38 LSU/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Portugal?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Portugal was 0.35 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.41 LSU/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 LSU/ha in 1967.
- How does Portugal rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Portugal ranks 63rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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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.