What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Germany?

Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Germany was 9.76 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Germany?

The highest recorded value was 19.38 million LSU in 1985.

What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Germany?

The lowest recorded value was 9.76 million LSU in 2023.

How does Germany rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?

Germany ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Germany?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Germany 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.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Germany

Name: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Germany
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Germany: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 9.76 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

9.76 million LSU

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

28th

of 206 countries

All-time high

19.38 million LSU

in 1985

All-time low

9.76 million LSU

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Germany, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Germany stood at 9.76 million LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Germany peaked at 19.38 million LSU in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.76 million LSU, in 2023.

That places Germany 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	16.41 million LSU	15.79 million LSU	17.25 million LSU	9
1970s	17.79 million LSU	17.04 million LSU	18.52 million LSU	10
1980s	18.84 million LSU	18.33 million LSU	19.38 million LSU	10
1990s	15.01 million LSU	13.45 million LSU	18.26 million LSU	10
2000s	12.12 million LSU	11.42 million LSU	13.19 million LSU	10
2010s	11.18 million LSU	10.48 million LSU	11.53 million LSU	10
2020s	9.95 million LSU	9.76 million LSU	10.18 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Germany

25 Kenya 10.94 million LSU compare
26 Russian Federation 10.50 million LSU compare
27 Nigeria 10.45 million LSU compare
29 Paraguay 9.47 million LSU compare
30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.60 million LSU compare
31 New Zealand 8.58 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Germany

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.68 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 791.8 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 792 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.49 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.45 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,714 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.2 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70.35 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Germany?: Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Germany was 9.76 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Germany?: The highest recorded value was 19.38 million LSU in 1985.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Germany?: The lowest recorded value was 9.76 million LSU in 2023.
How does Germany rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?: Germany ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Germany?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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

Indicator: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.