Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 2.95 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.95 LSU/ha
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.99 LSU/ha
in 2012
All-time low
0.49 LSU/ha
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Cook Islands, 1961–2023

01234196119922023

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

Analysis

Cook Islands recorded 2.95 LSU/ha for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Cook Islands peaked at 3.99 LSU/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.49 LSU/ha, in 1966.

That places Cook Islands 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Cook Islands, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU/ha Change
1961 0.71 LSU/ha
1962 0.72 LSU/ha +1.4%
1963 0.73 LSU/ha +1.4%
1964 0.7 LSU/ha -4.1%
1965 0.73 LSU/ha +4.3%
1966 0.49 LSU/ha -32.9%
1967 0.63 LSU/ha +28.6%
1968 0.63 LSU/ha +0.0%
1969 0.63 LSU/ha +0.0%
1970 0.63 LSU/ha +0.0%
1971 0.64 LSU/ha +1.6%
1972 0.52 LSU/ha -18.8%
1973 0.59 LSU/ha +13.5%
1974 0.67 LSU/ha +13.6%
1975 0.73 LSU/ha +9.0%
1976 1.67 LSU/ha +128.8%
1977 1.65 LSU/ha -1.2%
1978 1.65 LSU/ha +0.0%
1979 1.54 LSU/ha -6.7%
1980 1.43 LSU/ha -7.1%
1981 1.34 LSU/ha -6.3%
1982 1.22 LSU/ha -9.0%
1983 1.09 LSU/ha -10.7%
1984 0.95 LSU/ha -12.8%
1985 0.83 LSU/ha -12.6%
1986 0.77 LSU/ha -7.2%
1987 0.77 LSU/ha +0.0%
1988 0.78 LSU/ha +1.3%
1989 0.78 LSU/ha +0.0%
1990 0.8 LSU/ha +2.6%
1991 0.8 LSU/ha +0.0%
1992 1.03 LSU/ha +28.7%
1993 1.28 LSU/ha +24.3%
1994 1.43 LSU/ha +11.7%
1995 1.59 LSU/ha +11.2%
1996 1.9 LSU/ha +19.5%
1997 2.06 LSU/ha +8.4%
1998 2.22 LSU/ha +7.8%
1999 1.87 LSU/ha -15.8%
2000 1.79 LSU/ha -4.3%
2001 1.56 LSU/ha -12.8%
2002 2.04 LSU/ha +30.8%
2003 2.44 LSU/ha +19.6%
2004 2.74 LSU/ha +12.3%
2005 2.86 LSU/ha +4.4%
2006 3 LSU/ha +4.9%
2007 3.17 LSU/ha +5.7%
2008 3.34 LSU/ha +5.4%
2009 3.52 LSU/ha +5.4%
2010 3.73 LSU/ha +6.0%
2011 3.98 LSU/ha +6.7%
2012 3.99 LSU/ha +0.3%
2013 3.99 LSU/ha +0.0%
2014 3.99 LSU/ha +0.0%
2015 3.93 LSU/ha -1.5%
2016 3.85 LSU/ha -2.0%
2017 3.8 LSU/ha -1.3%
2018 3.84 LSU/ha +1.1%
2019 3.61 LSU/ha -6.0%
2020 3.43 LSU/ha -5.0%
2021 3.18 LSU/ha -7.3%
2022 3.05 LSU/ha -4.1%
2023 2.95 LSU/ha -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6633 LSU/ha 0.49 LSU/ha 0.73 LSU/ha 9
1970s 1.03 LSU/ha 0.52 LSU/ha 1.67 LSU/ha 10
1980s 0.996 LSU/ha 0.77 LSU/ha 1.43 LSU/ha 10
1990s 1.5 LSU/ha 0.8 LSU/ha 2.22 LSU/ha 10
2000s 2.65 LSU/ha 1.56 LSU/ha 3.52 LSU/ha 10
2010s 3.87 LSU/ha 3.61 LSU/ha 3.99 LSU/ha 10
2020s 3.15 LSU/ha 2.95 LSU/ha 3.43 LSU/ha 4

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 13 Seychelles 3.24 LSU/ha compare
  2. 14 China, Taiwan Province of 3.12 LSU/ha compare
  3. 15 United Arab Emirates 3.09 LSU/ha compare
  4. 17 Belgium 2.85 LSU/ha compare
  5. 18 Bahamas 2.78 LSU/ha compare
  6. 19 Pakistan 2.34 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 245 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Cook Islands?
Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Cook Islands was 2.95 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 3.99 LSU/ha in 2012.
What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.49 LSU/ha in 1966.
How does Cook Islands rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
Cook Islands ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Major livestock types — 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
245 places, 14,075 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.