Cattle — Share in total livestock in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 21.9 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis is 21.9 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 54.17 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21.9 %LSU, in 2023.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 153rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54.17 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 52.82 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 52.33 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 52.09 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 51.43 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.35 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 51.11 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 51.21 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 50.47 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 50.37 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 49.83 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 49.73 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 49.02 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 48.88 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 48.37 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 48.28 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 47.69 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 47.65 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 47.08 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 46.93 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 46.28 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 46.13 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 45.98 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 45.32 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 45.18 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 45.11 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 46.5 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 44.98 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 43.83 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 42.92 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 41.47 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 39.89 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 38.43 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 38.18 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 38.53 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.84 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 36 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 37.56 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 37.85 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.04 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.83 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 37.83 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.83 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.83 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39.83 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 52.94 %LSU | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 53.42 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 53.85 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 53.85 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53.85 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.65 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 42.65 %LSU | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 40.3 %LSU | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 33.43 %LSU | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 34.42 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 33.43 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 40.49 %LSU | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 35.27 %LSU | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 37.13 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 35.35 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 29.89 %LSU | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 24.2 %LSU | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 21.9 %LSU | -9.5% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 21.9 %LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.99 %LSU, 44% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 21.9 %LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.53 %LSU, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Share in total livestock in Saint Kitts and Nevis changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +32.9% | 39.83 %LSU | 52.94 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.89 %LSU | 50.47 %LSU | 54.17 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.69 %LSU | 47.08 %LSU | 50.37 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.62 %LSU | 43.83 %LSU | 46.93 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.67 %LSU | 35.84 %LSU | 42.92 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.33 %LSU | 37.83 %LSU | 53.85 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.16 %LSU | 33.43 %LSU | 53.85 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.84 %LSU | 21.9 %LSU | 35.35 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 150 Antigua and Barbuda 23.7 %LSU compare
- 151 Somalia 23.2 %LSU compare
- 152 Indonesia 22.02 %LSU compare
- 154 Equatorial Guinea 20.85 %LSU compare
- 155 Tonga 19.88 %LSU compare
- 156 Philippines 19.67 %LSU compare
More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.46 % 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 8.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 21.9 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 54.17 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 153rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.