Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Austria
Austria: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.64 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Austria is 0.64 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Austria peaked at 0.79 LSU/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Austria 22nd out of 190 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.
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Austria, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.63 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.63 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6 LSU/ha | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.61 LSU/ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.67 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.66 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.65 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.67 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.68 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.74 LSU/ha | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.73 LSU/ha | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.71 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.71 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.72 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.74 LSU/ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.73 LSU/ha | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.72 LSU/ha | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.72 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.76 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.78 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.79 LSU/ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.79 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.78 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.76 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.75 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.76 LSU/ha | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.77 LSU/ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.76 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.72 LSU/ha | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7 LSU/ha | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.69 LSU/ha | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.67 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.66 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.67 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.66 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.64 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.64 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.65 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.65 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.64 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.64 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.64 LSU/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.26 LSU/ha, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.64 LSU/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.225 LSU/ha, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6333 LSU/ha | 0.6 LSU/ha | 0.67 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.705 LSU/ha | 0.65 LSU/ha | 0.74 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.758 LSU/ha | 0.72 LSU/ha | 0.79 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.713 LSU/ha | 0.66 LSU/ha | 0.77 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.648 LSU/ha | 0.64 LSU/ha | 0.67 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.653 LSU/ha | 0.64 LSU/ha | 0.66 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6425 LSU/ha | 0.64 LSU/ha | 0.65 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 19 Brazil 0.71 LSU/ha compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 0.69 LSU/ha compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 21 Israel 0.65 LSU/ha compare
- 22 Barbados 0.64 LSU/ha compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 0.64 LSU/ha compare
- 25 Guatemala 0.63 LSU/ha compare
- 25 Nepal 0.63 LSU/ha compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % 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 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Austria?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Austria was 0.64 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.79 LSU/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Austria rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Austria ranks 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.