Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Barbados
Barbados: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.19 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.19 LSU/ha for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.
The figure is up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Barbados peaked at 0.35 LSU/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.06 LSU/ha, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 28th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.29 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.28 LSU/ha | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3 LSU/ha | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.28 LSU/ha | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.26 LSU/ha | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.25 LSU/ha | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.24 LSU/ha | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.23 LSU/ha | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -73.9% |
| 1991 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3022 LSU/ha | 0.28 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.338 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 0.35 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.279 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 0.34 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.089 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.157 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 0.18 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.19 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 4 |
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- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Barbados?
- Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Barbados was 0.19 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.35 LSU/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 LSU/ha in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Barbados ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — 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.