Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Norway
Norway: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 788,040 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Norway, 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 Norway is 788,040 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Norway peaked at 1.06 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 756,000 LSU, in 2014.
Norway ranks 101st 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 1.01 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 991,666 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 953,471 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 936,808 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 896,108 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 907,518 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 876,082 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 848,702 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 838,522 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 846,338 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 869,001 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 859,711 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 823,414 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 829,108 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 850,428 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 858,433 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 871,959 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 886,230 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 913,050 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 908,100 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 890,100 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 878,040 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 873,180 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 870,750 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 850,500 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 838,710 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 854,460 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 857,790 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 876,766 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 884,256 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 877,262 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 881,510 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 889,563 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 905,189 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 915,998 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 932,774 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 929,763 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 889,124 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 880,969 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 862,795 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 861,224 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 848,887 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 840,328 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 830,678 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 814,964 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 802,053 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 790,321 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 787,076 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 777,725 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 775,732 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 768,290 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 756,000 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 767,994 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 784,930 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 796,763 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 793,792 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 786,722 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 794,665 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 810,923 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 808,920 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 788,040 LSU | -2.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 788,040 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 366,675 LSU, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 788,040 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 804,897 LSU, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 964,071 LSU | 876,082 LSU | 1.06 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 849,562 LSU | 823,414 LSU | 871,959 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 876,312 LSU | 838,710 LSU | 913,050 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 895,087 LSU | 857,790 LSU | 932,774 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 842,134 LSU | 790,321 LSU | 889,124 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 779,502 LSU | 756,000 LSU | 796,763 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 800,637 LSU | 788,040 LSU | 810,923 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Norway?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Norway was 788,040 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 756,000 LSU in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Norway ranks 101st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.