Cattle — Share in total livestock in Central America
Central America: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 61.38 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Central America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — share in total livestock in Central America is 61.38 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Central America peaked at 65.85 %LSU in 1989 and was at its lowest, 60.16 %LSU, in 2006.
Central America ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Central America, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63.51 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 62.48 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 63.29 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 63.13 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 63.02 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 63.59 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 62.89 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 62.25 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 62.15 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 62.22 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 61.89 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 61.53 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 61.22 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 61.77 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 62.2 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 62.56 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 62.91 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 62.97 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 62.6 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 63.14 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 63.74 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 63.77 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 63.84 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 64.05 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 64.77 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 64.84 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 63.72 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 64.78 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 65.85 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 65.74 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 64.91 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 64.53 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.03 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 63.96 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 62.77 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 62.35 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 62.27 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 62.46 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 61.64 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 61.7 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 61.52 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 61.59 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 61.5 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 60.87 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 60.34 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 60.16 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 60.35 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.66 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 61.02 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 61.09 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 61.26 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 60.66 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 60.78 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 61.22 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 61.35 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.22 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.22 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.25 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.14 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 61.02 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 61.37 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 61.29 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.38 %LSU | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.92 %LSU | 62.15 %LSU | 63.59 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.19 %LSU | 61.22 %LSU | 62.97 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.25 %LSU | 63.14 %LSU | 65.85 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.47 %LSU | 61.64 %LSU | 65.74 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.97 %LSU | 60.16 %LSU | 61.7 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.12 %LSU | 60.66 %LSU | 61.35 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.27 %LSU | 61.02 %LSU | 61.38 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 7 Brazil 82.74 %LSU compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 51.02 %LSU compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.49 %LSU compare
- 8 Guadeloupe 81.85 %LSU compare
- 9 Guinea 77.66 %LSU compare
- 10 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 39.32 %LSU compare
- 11 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.85 %LSU compare
- 12 Namibia 76.57 %LSU compare
- 12 Micronesia 34.22 %LSU compare
- 13 Costa Rica 76.47 %LSU compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Central America?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Central America was 61.38 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 65.85 %LSU in 1989.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.16 %LSU in 2006.
- How does Central America rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Central America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Share in total livestock. 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.