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 3rd out of 35 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.

Major livestock types — Stocks in Americas

Name: Major livestock types — Stocks in Americas
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Americas: Major livestock types — Stocks was 556.42 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

556.42 million LSU

Change on year

up 0.3%

Rank

3rd

of 35 groups

All-time high

556.42 million LSU

in 2023

All-time low

310.08 million LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

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 3rd of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

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
5 India 186.81 million LSU compare
6 USSR 113.93 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Americas

Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.95 °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)
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 14.43 million m3 (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
Roundwood, coniferous — Production 533.65 million m3 (2024)

All data for Americas →

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 3rd out of 35 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

Indicator: Major livestock types — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 246 places, 14,138 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.