Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Greece
Greece: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 563,100 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Greece is 563,100 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Greece peaked at 1.12 million LSU in 1975 and was at its lowest, 479,800 LSU, in 2019.
Greece ranks 107th of 190 countries 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.00 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 993,900 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 966,300 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 945,400 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 967,818 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 996,749 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.00 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 949,726 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 909,546 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 866,647 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 894,942 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 954,816 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 1.11 million LSU | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 1.12 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.07 million LSU | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million LSU | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 934,656 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 879,234 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 840,246 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 793,529 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 747,981 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 713,398 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 679,853 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 652,768 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 650,268 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 652,768 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 615,339 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 609,945 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 589,015 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 561,701 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 542,305 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 529,081 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 521,757 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 520,512 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 523,471 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 522,882 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 522,837 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 525,636 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 542,354 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 552,436 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 559,928 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 563,985 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 559,394 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 544,497 LSU | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 556,791 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 566,969 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 562,429 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 564,906 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 565,722 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 565,712 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 561,939 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 549,584 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 541,525 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 549,674 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 551,144 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 552,829 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 490,600 LSU | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 479,800 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 573,320 LSU | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 557,170 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 526,660 LSU | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 563,100 LSU | +6.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 563,100 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 366,675 LSU, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greece's 563,100 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 804,897 LSU, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 982,688 LSU | 945,400 LSU | 1.02 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 975,000 LSU | 866,647 LSU | 1.12 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 695,610 LSU | 609,945 LSU | 840,246 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 535,920 LSU | 520,512 LSU | 589,015 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 557,369 LSU | 542,354 LSU | 566,969 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 540,853 LSU | 479,800 LSU | 565,722 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 555,062 LSU | 526,660 LSU | 573,320 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Greece?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Greece was 563,100 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million LSU in 1975.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 479,800 LSU in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Greece ranks 107th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.