Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Denmark
Denmark: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.49 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.49 LSU/ha for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Denmark peaked at 1.02 LSU/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.49 LSU/ha, in 2023.
That places Denmark 41st 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.97 LSU/ha | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.96 LSU/ha | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.99 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 1 LSU/ha | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.98 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.94 LSU/ha | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.86 LSU/ha | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.83 LSU/ha | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.85 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.89 LSU/ha | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.95 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.94 LSU/ha | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.95 LSU/ha | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.95 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.95 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.94 LSU/ha | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.92 LSU/ha | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.91 LSU/ha | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.89 LSU/ha | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9 LSU/ha | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.87 LSU/ha | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.83 LSU/ha | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8 LSU/ha | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.76 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.73 LSU/ha | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.72 LSU/ha | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.72 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.72 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.72 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.72 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7 LSU/ha | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.69 LSU/ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.69 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.67 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.67 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.64 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.61 LSU/ha | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.58 LSU/ha | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.56 LSU/ha | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.52 LSU/ha | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.51 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.54 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.52 LSU/ha | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.53 LSU/ha | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.54 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.53 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.52 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.51 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.51 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.49 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.49 LSU/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.26 LSU/ha, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.49 LSU/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.225 LSU/ha, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9733 LSU/ha | 0.9 LSU/ha | 1.02 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.911 LSU/ha | 0.83 LSU/ha | 0.95 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.833 LSU/ha | 0.72 LSU/ha | 0.92 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.694 LSU/ha | 0.64 LSU/ha | 0.72 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.565 LSU/ha | 0.51 LSU/ha | 0.64 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.532 LSU/ha | 0.51 LSU/ha | 0.55 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.505 LSU/ha | 0.49 LSU/ha | 0.52 LSU/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.75 % 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 0.0189 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Denmark?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Denmark was 0.49 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 LSU/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 LSU/ha in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Denmark ranks 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.