Cattle — Share in total livestock in United States of America
United States of America: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 68.77 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in United States of 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 United States of America is 68.77 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in United States of America peaked at 82.31 %LSU in 1976 and was at its lowest, 68.77 %LSU, in 2023.
That places United States of America 5th out of 31 groups 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.37 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 76.98 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 77.87 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 78.75 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 79.14 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 79.78 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 78.61 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 78.43 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 78.08 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 78.86 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 77.68 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 78.86 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 80.01 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 80.68 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 82.17 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 82.31 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 80.82 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 79.43 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 77.77 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 76.89 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 77.59 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 78.53 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 79.13 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 78.5 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 78.18 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 77.62 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 76.9 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 75.79 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 74.82 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 74.52 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 75.89 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 75.78 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 75.88 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 75.69 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.01 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 76.22 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.06 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 74.4 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 74.51 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.22 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.75 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.26 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.69 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 71.36 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 71.1 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 71.39 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.19 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 70.3 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 70.9 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 70.76 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.54 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 70.43 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.42 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.74 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.69 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.02 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.11 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.96 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.6 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.51 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.94 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.5 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 68.77 %LSU | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.33 %LSU | 76.98 %LSU | 79.78 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 79.86 %LSU | 77.68 %LSU | 82.31 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.4 %LSU | 74.82 %LSU | 79.13 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.4 %LSU | 74.4 %LSU | 76.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.02 %LSU | 70.3 %LSU | 74.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.13 %LSU | 69.6 %LSU | 70.76 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.43 %LSU | 68.77 %LSU | 69.94 %LSU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in United States of America?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in United States of America was 68.77 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 82.31 %LSU in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.77 %LSU in 2023.
- How does United States of America rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- United States of America ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of 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.