Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Portugal
Portugal: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 1.37 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.37 million LSU for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Portugal peaked at 1.52 million LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 945,000 LSU, in 1967.
Portugal ranks 85th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Portugal, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 997,200 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.00 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.01 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.03 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 997,200 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 972,000 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 945,000 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.02 million LSU | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 1.12 million LSU | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 1.13 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 1.13 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 1.14 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.15 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 964,800 LSU | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 1.03 million LSU | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 972,000 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 1.09 million LSU | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 1.16 million LSU | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 1.16 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.19 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.24 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 1.23 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million LSU | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.15 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.17 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.18 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.20 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.23 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.22 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.25 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.23 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.26 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.20 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.21 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.23 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.25 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.25 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.27 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.28 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.27 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.26 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.25 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.30 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.34 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.30 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.35 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.35 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.45 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.50 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.47 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.52 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.37 million LSU | -3.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.37 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 366,675 LSU, 3.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.37 million LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 804,897 LSU, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 million LSU | 945,000 LSU | 1.12 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 million LSU | 964,800 LSU | 1.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million LSU | 1.15 million LSU | 1.24 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 million LSU | 1.20 million LSU | 1.27 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million LSU | 1.25 million LSU | 1.35 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million LSU | 1.30 million LSU | 1.51 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million LSU | 1.37 million LSU | 1.52 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Portugal?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Portugal was 1.37 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 945,000 LSU in 1967.
- How does Portugal rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Portugal ranks 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.