Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United States of America
United States of 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 United States of America, 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 United States of America stood at 0.31 LSU/ha.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in United States of America peaked at 0.37 LSU/ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.28 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places United States of America 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.28 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.35 LSU/ha | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3 LSU/ha | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
| 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 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 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 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.31 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3078 LSU/ha | 0.28 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.347 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 0.37 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.324 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.34 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.315 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.323 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.315 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in United States of America?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in United States of 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.37 LSU/ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does United States of America rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- United States of 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 United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of 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.