Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Finland
Finland: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.32 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.32 LSU/ha for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Finland peaked at 0.7 LSU/ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.32 LSU/ha, in 2023.
Finland ranks 70th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Finland, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.67 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.68 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.64 LSU/ha | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.64 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.62 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.63 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.63 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.63 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.61 LSU/ha | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.61 LSU/ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.63 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.62 LSU/ha | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.61 LSU/ha | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.59 LSU/ha | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.59 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.59 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.55 LSU/ha | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.54 LSU/ha | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.52 LSU/ha | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.51 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.49 LSU/ha | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.48 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.47 LSU/ha | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.46 LSU/ha | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.48 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.46 LSU/ha | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.44 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.43 LSU/ha | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.42 LSU/ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.41 LSU/ha | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4 LSU/ha | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.39 LSU/ha | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.37 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.35 LSU/ha | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.33 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.33 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.32 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6622 LSU/ha | 0.64 LSU/ha | 0.7 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.629 LSU/ha | 0.61 LSU/ha | 0.66 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.586 LSU/ha | 0.52 LSU/ha | 0.63 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.471 LSU/ha | 0.44 LSU/ha | 0.51 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.388 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 0.43 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.354 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3275 LSU/ha | 0.32 LSU/ha | 0.33 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 67 Argentina 0.33 LSU/ha compare
- 67 Ethiopia PDR 0.33 LSU/ha compare
- 67 Uzbekistan 0.33 LSU/ha compare
- 70 Azerbaijan 0.32 LSU/ha compare
- 70 Cuba 0.32 LSU/ha compare
- 73 Belarus 0.31 LSU/ha compare
- 73 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.31 LSU/ha compare
- 73 Suriname 0.31 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0109 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Finland?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Finland was 0.32 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 LSU/ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 LSU/ha in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Finland ranks 70th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — 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.