Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 62.66 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 62.66 million LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in European Union (27) peaked at 89.39 million LSU in 1984 and was at its lowest, 62.66 million LSU, in 2023.
European Union (27) ranks 16th 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 — Stocks in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.00 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 78.57 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 77.82 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 76.33 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 77.49 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 79.77 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 81.33 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 82.18 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 82.20 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 81.80 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 80.91 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 81.31 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 84.39 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 87.54 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 88.12 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 87.63 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 87.91 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 88.40 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 88.92 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 89.24 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 88.23 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 88.39 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 87.02 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 89.39 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 88.94 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 87.63 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 85.08 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 83.51 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 83.56 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 83.58 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 80.86 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 80.04 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 79.00 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 77.45 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 76.48 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 76.58 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 76.19 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.81 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 74.25 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 74.58 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.08 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 72.11 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 70.49 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 69.77 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 69.00 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 68.44 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 68.98 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 69.12 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 68.68 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 67.92 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 66.36 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 66.51 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.64 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.49 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 67.92 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 68.22 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.79 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.28 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 65.67 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 65.11 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 64.34 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 63.52 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 62.66 million LSU | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.19 million LSU | 76.33 million LSU | 82.20 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.69 million LSU | 80.91 million LSU | 88.92 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.10 million LSU | 83.51 million LSU | 89.39 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.92 million LSU | 74.25 million LSU | 83.58 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.43 million LSU | 68.44 million LSU | 74.58 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.08 million LSU | 65.67 million LSU | 68.22 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.91 million LSU | 62.66 million LSU | 65.11 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 13 Sudan (former) 20.68 million LSU compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 593,557 LSU compare
- 14 Colombia 20.44 million LSU compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 372,711 LSU compare
- 15 Chad 18.82 million LSU compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 251,474 LSU compare
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.60 million LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 240,266 LSU compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 60,618 LSU compare
- 17 Sudan 15.35 million LSU compare
- 18 France 15.13 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 36,675 LSU compare
- 19 Bangladesh 13.19 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 10,834 LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 10,834 LSU compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in European Union (27)?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in European Union (27) was 62.66 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.39 million LSU in 1984.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.66 million LSU in 2023.
- How does European Union (27) rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- European Union (27) ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. 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.