Equidae — Share in total livestock in Americas
Americas: Equidae — Share in total livestock was 4.52 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Equidae — Share in total livestock in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equidae — share in total livestock in Americas is 4.52 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equidae — share in total livestock in Americas peaked at 6.42 %LSU in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.52 %LSU, in 2023.
That places Americas 10th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Equidae — Share in total livestock in Americas, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.18 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 6.1 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 5.88 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 5.78 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 6.01 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 6.08 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 6.1 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 6.27 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 6.19 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 6.42 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 6.37 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 6.26 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 6.2 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 6.11 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 6.06 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 5.97 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 5.8 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 5.89 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 5.95 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 5.81 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 5.78 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 5.77 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.79 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.82 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.92 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 5.96 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 6 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 6 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.01 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 6 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.93 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 5.88 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.81 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.78 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.65 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 5.65 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.66 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.69 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.63 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.65 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.53 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.57 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.76 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.72 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.67 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.67 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.58 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.57 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.51 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.39 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.23 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.18 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.14 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.93 %LSU | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.87 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.79 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.76 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.73 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.77 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.64 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.56 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 4.52 %LSU | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.07 %LSU | 5.78 %LSU | 6.27 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.1 %LSU | 5.8 %LSU | 6.42 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.88 %LSU | 5.77 %LSU | 6 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.81 %LSU | 5.65 %LSU | 6.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.63 %LSU | 5.53 %LSU | 5.76 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.05 %LSU | 4.73 %LSU | 5.51 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 %LSU | 4.52 %LSU | 4.77 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 7 Cuba 17.42 %LSU compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.19 %LSU compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.16 %LSU compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 17.19 %LSU compare
- 9 Ethiopia PDR 16.97 %LSU compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.14 %LSU compare
- 10 Mexico 15.08 %LSU compare
- 11 Fiji 15.02 %LSU compare
- 12 Lesotho 14.66 %LSU compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 1.58 %LSU compare
- 13 Gambia 13.84 %LSU compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 1.08 %LSU compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity 35.27 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equidae — share in total livestock in Americas?
- Equidae — share in total livestock in Americas was 4.52 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest equidae — share in total livestock recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 %LSU in 1970.
- What is the lowest equidae — share in total livestock recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Americas rank for equidae — share in total livestock?
- Americas ranks 10th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is equidae — share in total livestock rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Equidae — 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.