Mules and hinnies — Stocks in South America

South America: Mules and hinnies — Stocks was 1.20 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.20 million LSU
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
3rd
of 28 groups
All-time high
2.04 million LSU
in 1992
All-time low
1.20 million LSU
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mules and hinnies — Stocks in South America, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, mules and hinnies — stocks in South America stood at 1.20 million LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mules and hinnies — stocks in South America peaked at 2.04 million LSU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million LSU, in 2023.

That places South America 3rd out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.61 million LSU 1.51 million LSU 1.67 million LSU 9
1970s 1.67 million LSU 1.62 million LSU 1.79 million LSU 10
1980s 1.89 million LSU 1.72 million LSU 1.99 million LSU 10
1990s 1.83 million LSU 1.53 million LSU 2.04 million LSU 10
2000s 1.52 million LSU 1.49 million LSU 1.57 million LSU 10
2010s 1.29 million LSU 1.20 million LSU 1.43 million LSU 10
2020s 1.21 million LSU 1.20 million LSU 1.22 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 1 OECD 2.00 million LSU compare
  2. 2 Mexico 1.98 million LSU compare
  3. 3 Brazil 731,841 LSU compare
  4. 4 Ethiopia PDR 378,000 LSU compare
  5. 5 China, People's Republic of 262,860 LSU compare
  6. 5 China, mainland 262,860 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 119 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mules and hinnies — stocks in South America?
Mules and hinnies — stocks in South America was 1.20 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mules and hinnies — stocks recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 2.04 million LSU in 1992.
What is the lowest mules and hinnies — stocks recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million LSU in 2023.
How does South America rank for mules and hinnies — stocks?
South America ranks 3rd out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is mules and hinnies — stocks rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mules and hinnies — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mules and hinnies — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
119 places, 6,908 data points, 1961–2023
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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.