Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 1.96 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu is 1.96 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Tuvalu peaked at 1.96 LSU/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Tuvalu 23rd 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.67 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.81 LSU/ha | +20.9% |
| 1983 | 0.75 LSU/ha | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.88 LSU/ha | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 1.02 LSU/ha | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 1.03 LSU/ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.91 LSU/ha | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.94 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.27 LSU/ha | +35.1% |
| 1990 | 1.26 LSU/ha | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.43 LSU/ha | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 1.45 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.4 LSU/ha | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.43 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.43 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.46 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.48 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.48 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.52 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.52 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.79 LSU/ha | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 1.85 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.85 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.85 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.85 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.85 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.76 LSU/ha | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.78 LSU/ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.81 LSU/ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.81 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.82 LSU/ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.83 LSU/ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.84 LSU/ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.86 LSU/ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.88 LSU/ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.89 LSU/ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.89 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 LSU/ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.92 LSU/ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.92 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.93 LSU/ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.95 LSU/ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.96 LSU/ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6 LSU/ha | 0.6 LSU/ha | 0.6 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.61 LSU/ha | 0.6 LSU/ha | 0.66 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.898 LSU/ha | 0.67 LSU/ha | 1.27 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 LSU/ha | 1.26 LSU/ha | 1.52 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 LSU/ha | 1.52 LSU/ha | 1.85 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 LSU/ha | 1.81 LSU/ha | 1.92 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 LSU/ha | 1.92 LSU/ha | 1.96 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 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
- 25 Dominican Republic 1.83 LSU/ha compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 1.75 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 2 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 0.5077 % (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 11,137 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 58 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 11,137 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Tuvalu?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Tuvalu was 1.96 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 LSU/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Tuvalu rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Tuvalu ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.