Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Denmark
Denmark: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 29.69 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Denmark is 29.69 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Denmark peaked at 59.89 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 27.26 %LSU, in 2020.
That places Denmark 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Denmark, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59.89 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 59.4 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 58.38 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 56.17 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 55.71 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 57.15 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 55.72 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 56.09 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 54.81 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 52.6 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 51 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 50.49 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 53.58 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 56.63 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 56.54 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 56.81 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 56.17 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 53.82 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 51.94 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 49.87 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 49.86 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 50.73 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 50.78 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 51.29 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 49.1 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 47.92 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 45.54 %LSU | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 45.46 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 44.57 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 44.47 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 43.17 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 41.27 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 40.23 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 39.13 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 38.67 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 39.11 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 37.03 %LSU | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 35.42 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 35.05 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 34.23 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 33.55 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 32.11 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 31.02 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 29.68 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 28.15 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 27.95 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 27.91 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.38 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 29.38 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.61 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 28.91 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 30.31 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 30.83 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 29.84 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 29.39 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 29.81 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.44 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.84 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.13 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 27.26 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 27.32 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 29.49 %LSU | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 29.69 %LSU | +0.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 29.69 %LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.31 %LSU, 59% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 29.69 %LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55.41 %LSU, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.04 %LSU | 54.81 %LSU | 59.89 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.96 %LSU | 50.49 %LSU | 56.81 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.51 %LSU | 44.57 %LSU | 51.29 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.36 %LSU | 35.05 %LSU | 44.47 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.34 %LSU | 27.91 %LSU | 34.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.41 %LSU | 28.13 %LSU | 30.83 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.44 %LSU | 27.26 %LSU | 29.69 %LSU | 4 |
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More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0189 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Denmark?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Denmark was 29.69 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 59.89 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.26 %LSU in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Denmark ranks 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. 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.