Equidae — Share in total livestock in Americas

Americas: Equidae — Share in total livestock was 4.52 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.52 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
9th
of 35 groups
All-time high
6.42 %LSU
in 1970
All-time low
4.52 %LSU
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Equidae — Share in total livestock in Americas, 1961–2023

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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 9th out of 35 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 Tonga 21.05 %LSU compare
  2. 7 Cuba 17.42 %LSU compare
  3. 8 Kyrgyzstan 17.19 %LSU compare
  4. 9 Ethiopia PDR 16.97 %LSU compare
  5. 10 Mexico 15.08 %LSU compare
  6. 11 Fiji 15.02 %LSU compare
  7. 12 Lesotho 14.66 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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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 9th out of 35 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

Indicator
Equidae — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,474 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.