Cattle — Stocks in United States of America

United States of America: Cattle — Stocks was 88.84 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
88.84 million LSU
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
132.03 million LSU
in 1975
All-time low
88.53 million LSU
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Stocks in United States of America, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in United States of America is 88.84 million LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in United States of America peaked at 132.03 million LSU in 1975 and was at its lowest, 88.53 million LSU, in 2014.

United States of America ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Cattle — Stocks in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Stocks in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 97.70 million LSU
1962 100.37 million LSU +2.7%
1963 104.49 million LSU +4.1%
1964 107.90 million LSU +3.3%
1965 109.00 million LSU +1.0%
1966 108.86 million LSU -0.1%
1967 108.78 million LSU -0.1%
1968 109.37 million LSU +0.5%
1969 110.02 million LSU +0.6%
1970 112.37 million LSU +2.1%
1971 114.58 million LSU +2.0%
1972 117.86 million LSU +2.9%
1973 121.54 million LSU +3.1%
1974 127.79 million LSU +5.1%
1975 132.03 million LSU +3.3%
1976 127.98 million LSU -3.1%
1977 122.81 million LSU -4.0%
1978 116.38 million LSU -5.2%
1979 110.86 million LSU -4.7%
1980 111.24 million LSU +0.3%
1981 114.35 million LSU +2.8%
1982 115.44 million LSU +1.0%
1983 115.00 million LSU -0.4%
1984 113.36 million LSU -1.4%
1985 109.58 million LSU -3.3%
1986 105.38 million LSU -3.8%
1987 102.12 million LSU -3.1%
1988 99.62 million LSU -2.4%
1989 96.74 million LSU -2.9%
1990 95.82 million LSU -1.0%
1991 96.39 million LSU +0.6%
1992 97.56 million LSU +1.2%
1993 99.18 million LSU +1.7%
1994 100.97 million LSU +1.8%
1995 102.78 million LSU +1.8%
1996 103.55 million LSU +0.7%
1997 101.66 million LSU -1.8%
1998 99.74 million LSU -1.9%
1999 99.11 million LSU -0.6%
2000 98.20 million LSU -0.9%
2001 97.30 million LSU -0.9%
2002 96.72 million LSU -0.6%
2003 96.10 million LSU -0.6%
2004 94.89 million LSU -1.3%
2005 95.02 million LSU +0.1%
2006 96.70 million LSU +1.8%
2007 96.57 million LSU -0.1%
2008 96.03 million LSU -0.6%
2009 94.72 million LSU -1.4%
2010 94.08 million LSU -0.7%
2011 92.89 million LSU -1.3%
2012 91.16 million LSU -1.9%
2013 90.10 million LSU -1.2%
2014 88.53 million LSU -1.7%
2015 89.14 million LSU +0.7%
2016 91.89 million LSU +3.1%
2017 93.62 million LSU +1.9%
2018 94.30 million LSU +0.7%
2019 94.80 million LSU +0.5%
2020 93.79 million LSU -1.1%
2021 93.59 million LSU -0.2%
2022 91.79 million LSU -1.9%
2023 88.84 million LSU -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 106.28 million LSU 97.70 million LSU 110.02 million LSU 9
1970s 120.42 million LSU 110.86 million LSU 132.03 million LSU 10
1980s 108.28 million LSU 96.74 million LSU 115.44 million LSU 10
1990s 99.68 million LSU 95.82 million LSU 103.55 million LSU 10
2000s 96.23 million LSU 94.72 million LSU 98.20 million LSU 10
2010s 92.05 million LSU 88.53 million LSU 94.80 million LSU 10
2020s 92.00 million LSU 88.84 million LSU 93.79 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 10 Pakistan 27.73 million LSU compare
  2. 11 Australia 26.89 million LSU compare
  3. 12 Mexico 25.63 million LSU compare
  4. 13 Sudan (former) 20.68 million LSU compare
  5. 14 Colombia 20.44 million LSU compare
  6. 15 Chad 18.82 million LSU compare
  7. 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.60 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — stocks in United States of America?
Cattle — stocks in United States of America was 88.84 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 132.03 million LSU in 1975.
What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 88.53 million LSU in 2014.
How does United States of America rank for cattle — stocks?
United States of America ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cattle — Stocks
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
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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.