What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?

The highest recorded value was 65.95 %LSU in 1964.

What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?

The lowest recorded value was 42.42 %LSU in 2023.

How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for cattle — share in total livestock?

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 28th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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.

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Name: Cattle — Share in total livestock in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Cattle — Share in total livestock was 42.42 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

42.42 %LSU

Change on year

down 1.8%

Rank

28th

of 35 groups

All-time high

65.95 %LSU

in 1964

All-time low

42.42 %LSU

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cattle — share in total livestock in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stood at 42.42 %LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) peaked at 65.95 %LSU in 1964 and was at its lowest, 42.42 %LSU, in 2023.

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 28th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	64.89 %LSU	63.66 %LSU	65.95 %LSU	9
1970s	60.84 %LSU	59.29 %LSU	63.02 %LSU	10
1980s	60.56 %LSU	59.55 %LSU	61.64 %LSU	10
1990s	57.62 %LSU	55.93 %LSU	59.07 %LSU	10
2000s	48.74 %LSU	45.35 %LSU	54.18 %LSU	10
2010s	46.11 %LSU	44.26 %LSU	47.38 %LSU	10
2020s	43.77 %LSU	42.42 %LSU	45.35 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

25 France 71.8 %LSU compare
26 Zimbabwe 71.26 %LSU compare
27 Switzerland 71.24 %LSU compare
28 Austria 70.9 %LSU compare
29 Uzbekistan 70.53 %LSU compare
30 Belize 70.45 %LSU compare
31 New Caledonia 69.94 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
Cropland — Area 9,925 1000 ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.72 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.71 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 27.27 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 272,357 t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 707,344 t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 3,152 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?: Cattle — share in total livestock in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was 42.42 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?: The highest recorded value was 65.95 %LSU in 1964.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?: The lowest recorded value was 42.42 %LSU in 2023.
How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for cattle — share in total livestock?: Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 28th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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

Indicator: Cattle — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.