What is the highest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?

The highest recorded value was 0.06 LSU/ha in 2019.

What is the lowest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?

The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.

How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.

Is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.

Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean

Name: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.06 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.06 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

8th

of 31 groups

All-time high

0.06 LSU/ha

in 2019

All-time low

0.01 LSU/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 0.06 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.06 LSU/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1961.

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.01 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1963	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1965	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1966	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1967	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1969	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1973	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1974	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1975	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1976	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1977	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1978	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1979	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1980	0.02 LSU/ha	+100.0%
1981	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1982	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1983	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1984	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1985	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1986	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1987	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1988	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1989	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1990	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1991	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1992	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1993	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1994	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1995	0.03 LSU/ha	+50.0%
1996	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1997	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1999	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2000	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2001	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2002	0.04 LSU/ha	+33.3%
2003	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2004	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2006	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2007	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2008	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2009	0.05 LSU/ha	+25.0%
2010	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2011	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2012	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2013	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2014	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2015	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2016	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2017	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2018	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2019	0.06 LSU/ha	+20.0%
2020	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2021	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2022	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.025 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.039 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.051 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	0.06 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.06 LSU/ha	0.06 LSU/ha	0.06 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

5 Barbados 5.02 LSU/ha compare
5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.22 LSU/ha compare
6 Cabo Verde 0.08 LSU/ha compare
6 Qatar 4.33 LSU/ha compare
6 Republic of Moldova 0.21 LSU/ha compare
7 Kuwait 4.02 LSU/ha compare
7 Micronesia 0.13 LSU/ha compare
8 Réunion 2.98 LSU/ha compare
8 Türkiye 0.1 LSU/ha compare
9 Bahamas 2.5 LSU/ha compare
10 Bahrain 2.27 LSU/ha compare
10 Polynesia 0.09 LSU/ha compare
11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.06 LSU/ha compare
11 Mauritius 1.95 LSU/ha compare
11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.06 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean

Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Latin America and the Caribbean →

Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean?: Chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.06 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?: The highest recorded value was 0.06 LSU/ha in 2019.
What is the lowest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?: The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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Indicator: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,893 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.