Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 60.94 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Northern Europe, 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 Northern Europe is 60.94 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Northern Europe peaked at 71.33 %LSU in 1977 and was at its lowest, 59.26 %LSU, in 2019.
That places Northern Europe 12th out of 31 groups 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.25 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 68.64 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 68.6 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 67.58 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 67.29 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 68.43 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 68.73 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 68.6 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 68.68 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 68.02 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 67.63 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 67.94 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 69.19 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 70.74 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 71.15 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 70.1 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 71.33 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 70.91 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 69.97 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 69.74 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 69.44 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 69.34 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 69.16 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 69.44 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 68.81 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 65.64 %LSU | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 64.11 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 63.27 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 63.16 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 63.05 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 62.55 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 62.33 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 62.27 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 62.09 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 61.71 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.15 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 60.95 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 60.51 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 60.82 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 60.45 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 60.75 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 60.41 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 60.42 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60.25 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 60.35 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 60.35 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60.08 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 60.64 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 60.97 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 60.61 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 60.15 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.6 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 60.37 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 59.99 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 60.06 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 60.26 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 59.98 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 59.6 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 59.26 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 59.42 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 59.54 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 60.36 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 60.94 %LSU | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.42 %LSU | 67.29 %LSU | 69.25 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.7 %LSU | 67.63 %LSU | 71.33 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.21 %LSU | 63.16 %LSU | 69.74 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.84 %LSU | 60.51 %LSU | 63.05 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.47 %LSU | 60.08 %LSU | 60.97 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.09 %LSU | 59.26 %LSU | 60.61 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.06 %LSU | 59.42 %LSU | 60.94 %LSU | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
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- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
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- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Northern Europe?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Northern Europe was 60.94 %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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 71.33 %LSU in 1977.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.26 %LSU in 2019.
- How does Northern Europe rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Northern Europe ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.