Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 46.05 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Southern 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 Southern Europe is 46.05 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Southern Europe peaked at 53.4 %LSU in 1969 and was at its lowest, 40.67 %LSU, in 2015.
Southern Europe ranks 22nd of 31 groups 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 — Share in total livestock in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51.47 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 51.78 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 51.22 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 50.17 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 51.93 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 53.24 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 52.89 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 53.03 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 53.4 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 51.95 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 50.57 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 50.76 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 50.86 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 50.26 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 50.27 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.24 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 50.41 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 49.61 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 49.91 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 49.57 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 49.02 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 48.87 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 47.08 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 48.88 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 49.2 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 47.47 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 47.93 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 46.09 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 46.31 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 46.26 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 45.11 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 44.44 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 43.4 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 43.11 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 42.92 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 43.2 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 44.1 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 43.44 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 42.95 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 43.13 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 42.61 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 43 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 42.56 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 42.58 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42.31 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 41.38 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 41.57 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 41.31 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 41.06 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 40.99 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.81 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 41.51 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 40.92 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.05 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 40.67 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 40.98 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 40.97 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.68 %LSU | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 47.36 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 42.3 %LSU | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 46.42 %LSU | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 46.05 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 46.05 %LSU | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.13 %LSU | 50.17 %LSU | 53.4 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.48 %LSU | 49.61 %LSU | 51.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.04 %LSU | 46.09 %LSU | 49.57 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.89 %LSU | 42.92 %LSU | 46.26 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.15 %LSU | 41.06 %LSU | 43.13 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.19 %LSU | 40.67 %LSU | 47.36 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2 %LSU | 42.3 %LSU | 46.42 %LSU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Southern Europe?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Southern Europe was 46.05 %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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4 %LSU in 1969.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.67 %LSU in 2015.
- How does Southern Europe rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Southern Europe ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.