Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 1.16 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 1.16 LSU/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.81 LSU/ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.59 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Puerto Rico 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.59 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.63 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.62 LSU/ha | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.67 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.69 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.71 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.73 LSU/ha | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.79 LSU/ha | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.83 LSU/ha | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.89 LSU/ha | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.87 LSU/ha | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.94 LSU/ha | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.98 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.95 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.92 LSU/ha | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.88 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.91 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.95 LSU/ha | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 1.03 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.06 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.07 LSU/ha | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1 LSU/ha | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 1.09 LSU/ha | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 1.14 LSU/ha | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.22 LSU/ha | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 1.3 LSU/ha | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 1.08 LSU/ha | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 1.43 LSU/ha | +32.4% |
| 1994 | 1.44 LSU/ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.32 LSU/ha | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.31 LSU/ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.39 LSU/ha | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 1.47 LSU/ha | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 1.54 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.59 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.68 LSU/ha | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.78 LSU/ha | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.76 LSU/ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.65 LSU/ha | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.81 LSU/ha | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 1.77 LSU/ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.78 LSU/ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.71 LSU/ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.64 LSU/ha | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.57 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.44 LSU/ha | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.45 LSU/ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.46 LSU/ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.47 LSU/ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.47 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.46 LSU/ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.37 LSU/ha | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3 LSU/ha | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.08 LSU/ha | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 1.16 LSU/ha | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.65 LSU/ha | 0.59 LSU/ha | 0.71 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.88 LSU/ha | 0.73 LSU/ha | 0.98 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 LSU/ha | 0.88 LSU/ha | 1.14 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 LSU/ha | 1.08 LSU/ha | 1.54 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 LSU/ha | 1.59 LSU/ha | 1.81 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 LSU/ha | 1.37 LSU/ha | 1.57 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 LSU/ha | 1.08 LSU/ha | 1.37 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 39 Guadeloupe 1.26 LSU/ha compare
- 40 Costa Rica 1.19 LSU/ha compare
- 41 New Zealand 1.17 LSU/ha compare
- 42 Suriname 1.16 LSU/ha compare
- 44 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.08 LSU/ha compare
- 45 Antigua and Barbuda 1.07 LSU/ha compare
- 45 Samoa 1.07 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 677.16 million SLC (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 864.98 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico was 1.16 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 LSU/ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.59 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.