Major livestock types — Stocks in Americas
Americas: Major livestock types — Stocks was 556.42 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — stocks in Americas is 556.42 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Americas peaked at 556.42 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 310.08 million LSU, in 1961.
Americas ranks 2nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Americas, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 310.08 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 317.72 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 322.59 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 331.70 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 339.69 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 343.89 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 351.53 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 356.50 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 358.93 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 365.40 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 374.71 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 383.68 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 392.33 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 406.07 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 415.59 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 419.48 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 422.50 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 414.65 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 414.08 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 426.05 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 431.87 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 433.19 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 432.19 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 434.50 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 431.56 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 430.24 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 429.98 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 433.86 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 437.98 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 438.55 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 441.55 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 447.85 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 452.20 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 460.14 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 465.04 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 460.18 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 462.77 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 461.69 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 462.38 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 466.50 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 473.97 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 484.87 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 496.90 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 507.40 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 513.54 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 517.81 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 516.36 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 520.36 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 518.81 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 517.45 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 516.67 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 514.68 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 513.74 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 515.41 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 518.56 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 525.60 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 530.01 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 532.94 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 538.89 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 541.25 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 548.67 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 555.03 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 556.42 million LSU | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 336.96 million LSU | 310.08 million LSU | 358.93 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 400.85 million LSU | 365.40 million LSU | 422.50 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 432.14 million LSU | 426.05 million LSU | 437.98 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 455.23 million LSU | 438.55 million LSU | 465.04 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 501.65 million LSU | 466.50 million LSU | 520.36 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 522.39 million LSU | 513.74 million LSU | 538.89 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 550.34 million LSU | 541.25 million LSU | 556.42 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 OECD 405.90 million LSU compare
- 2 China 269.15 million LSU compare
- 3 China, mainland 266.63 million LSU compare
- 4 Brazil 201.90 million LSU compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 23.22 million LSU compare
- 5 India 186.81 million LSU compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22.22 million LSU compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity 35.27 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Americas?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Americas was 556.42 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 556.42 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 310.08 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. 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.