Cattle — Share in total livestock in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 69.1 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 69.1 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Puerto Rico peaked at 77.69 %LSU in 1964 and was at its lowest, 54.06 %LSU, in 1995.
That places Puerto Rico 33rd out of 190 countries 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.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75.99 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 76.41 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 76.45 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 77.69 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 77.54 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 76.9 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 76.92 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 76.69 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 76.26 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 76.74 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 76.27 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 75.63 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 75.84 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 75.43 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 73.87 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 72.54 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 71.05 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 71.92 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 70.33 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 68.49 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 68.61 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 72.11 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 74.23 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 74.27 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 72.32 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 72.3 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 67.77 %LSU | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 66.71 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 68.32 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 67.88 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 65.89 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 58.24 %LSU | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 57.98 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 57.71 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 54.06 %LSU | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 55.13 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 57.48 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 57.86 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 57.52 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 59.91 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 60.19 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 60.85 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 66.46 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 67.44 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 61.58 %LSU | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 61.85 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 61.08 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 60.37 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.53 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 58.48 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 57.45 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 54.42 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 56.13 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 56.09 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 56.05 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 56.02 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.04 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.04 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 58.48 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 61.68 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 64.87 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 66.67 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 69.1 %LSU | +3.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 69.1 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.99 %LSU, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 69.1 %LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.53 %LSU, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.76 %LSU | 75.99 %LSU | 77.69 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.96 %LSU | 70.33 %LSU | 76.74 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.51 %LSU | 66.71 %LSU | 74.27 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.98 %LSU | 54.06 %LSU | 67.88 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.93 %LSU | 59.53 %LSU | 67.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.62 %LSU | 54.42 %LSU | 58.48 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.58 %LSU | 61.68 %LSU | 69.1 %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 — share in total livestock in Puerto Rico?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Puerto Rico was 69.1 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 77.69 %LSU in 1964.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.06 %LSU in 1995.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Puerto Rico ranks 33rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 — 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.