Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Estonia
Estonia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 60.15 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Estonia stood at 60.15 %LSU.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Estonia peaked at 66.45 %LSU in 1993 and was at its lowest, 53.05 %LSU, in 2011.
That places Estonia 65th 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 32 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Estonia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 60.78 %LSU | — |
| 1993 | 66.45 %LSU | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 64.94 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 61.79 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 59.82 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 66.32 %LSU | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 64.21 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 61.9 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 61.31 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 59.28 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 57.49 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 57.47 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 57.8 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 56.77 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 56.87 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 56.65 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 54.51 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 54.29 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 53.88 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 53.05 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 53.51 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 53.77 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 56.06 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 55.88 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 59.88 %LSU | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 58.56 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 59.07 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 59.43 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 58.69 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 59.06 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 61.19 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 60.15 %LSU | -1.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 60.15 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.31 %LSU, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 60.15 %LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55.41 %LSU, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.28 %LSU | 59.82 %LSU | 66.45 %LSU | 8 |
| 2000s | 57.24 %LSU | 54.29 %LSU | 61.31 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.31 %LSU | 53.05 %LSU | 59.88 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.77 %LSU | 58.69 %LSU | 61.19 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Estonia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Estonia was 60.15 %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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.45 %LSU in 1993.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.05 %LSU in 2011.
- How does Estonia rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Estonia ranks 65th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.