Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.62 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — 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, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 0.62 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.62 LSU/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.39 LSU/ha | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4 LSU/ha | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.45 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.45 LSU/ha | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.47 LSU/ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.49 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.54 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.58 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.58 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.58 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.61 LSU/ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.32 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.34 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.374 LSU/ha | 0.35 LSU/ha | 0.4 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.412 LSU/ha | 0.4 LSU/ha | 0.43 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.453 LSU/ha | 0.44 LSU/ha | 0.46 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.515 LSU/ha | 0.47 LSU/ha | 0.55 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.562 LSU/ha | 0.55 LSU/ha | 0.58 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6025 LSU/ha | 0.58 LSU/ha | 0.62 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 6 Barbados 6.63 LSU/ha compare
- 6 Cabo Verde 0.74 LSU/ha compare
- 7 Kuwait 4.89 LSU/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.67 LSU/ha compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 4.63 LSU/ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 0.59 LSU/ha compare
- 9 Bahrain 4.21 LSU/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.57 LSU/ha compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.92 LSU/ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 0.53 LSU/ha compare
- 11 Réunion 3.76 LSU/ha compare
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 3.62 LSU/ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.47 LSU/ha compare
- 12 Micronesia 0.47 LSU/ha compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.62 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 LSU/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Major livestock types — 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.