Germany vs Northern Europe: Cattle — Stocks

Germany
9.75 million LSU
in 2023
Northern Europe
19.32 million LSU
in 2023
Germany rank
28th
Northern Europe rank
27th

Cattle — Stocks over time

  • Germany
  • Northern Europe
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 19.32 million LSU against 9.75 million LSU in Germany, a difference of 9.56 million LSU.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 2.0 times Germany's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 28th and Northern Europe ranks 27th of 206 countries.

Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 16.41 million LSU 22.97 million LSU 6.56 million LSU Northern Europe
1970s 17.79 million LSU 24.76 million LSU 6.98 million LSU Northern Europe
1980s 18.84 million LSU 23.08 million LSU 4.24 million LSU Northern Europe
1990s 15.01 million LSU 23.11 million LSU 8.10 million LSU Northern Europe
2000s 12.12 million LSU 21.31 million LSU 9.19 million LSU Northern Europe
2010s 11.17 million LSU 20.29 million LSU 9.11 million LSU Northern Europe
2020s 9.94 million LSU 19.49 million LSU 9.55 million LSU Northern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — stocks, Germany or Northern Europe?
Northern Europe, at 19.32 million LSU against 9.75 million LSU in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — stocks between Germany and Northern Europe?
9.56 million LSU, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Northern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Northern Europe rank globally for cattle — stocks?
Germany ranks 28th and Northern Europe ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.