Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern America
Northern America: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.31 LSU/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern America is 0.31 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern America peaked at 0.36 LSU/ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.27 LSU/ha, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 22nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.27 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.35 LSU/ha | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3 LSU/ha | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.29 LSU/ha | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 LSU/ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2967 LSU/ha | 0.27 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.336 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.317 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.309 LSU/ha | 0.29 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.324 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.309 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3125 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 19 Pakistan 2.34 LSU/ha compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 0.21 LSU/ha compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.05 LSU/ha compare
- 20 Malta 2.14 LSU/ha compare
- 21 Bangladesh 2.07 LSU/ha compare
- 22 Mauritius 2.05 LSU/ha compare
- 23 Japan 1.96 LSU/ha compare
- 23 Tuvalu 1.96 LSU/ha compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 1.83 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern America?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Northern America was 0.31 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.36 LSU/ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Northern America ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America 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.