Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.34 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Jamaica stood at 0.34 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Jamaica peaked at 0.34 LSU/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.04 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.04 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 1971 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.14 LSU/ha | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.12 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.26 LSU/ha | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.081 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.099 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.12 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.171 LSU/ha | 0.12 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.28 LSU/ha | 0.24 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.324 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.34 LSU/ha | 0.34 LSU/ha | 0.34 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 31 Belgium 0.36 LSU/ha compare
- 31 Cyprus 0.36 LSU/ha compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.35 LSU/ha compare
- 34 Bangladesh 0.34 LSU/ha compare
- 36 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.32 LSU/ha compare
- 36 Ecuador 0.32 LSU/ha compare
- 36 Tuvalu 0.32 LSU/ha compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1,874 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 64.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 1,324 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 8.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Jamaica?
- Chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Jamaica was 0.34 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 LSU/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Jamaica ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.