Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Europe
Europe: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.19 LSU/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Europe recorded 0.19 LSU/ha for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Europe peaked at 0.3 LSU/ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.18 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Europe 18th out of 31 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.18 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2 LSU/ha | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.22 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +36.4% |
| 1993 | 0.29 LSU/ha | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.28 LSU/ha | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.27 LSU/ha | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.25 LSU/ha | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.24 LSU/ha | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.23 LSU/ha | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.22 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 LSU/ha | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.19 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1944 LSU/ha | 0.18 LSU/ha | 0.21 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.221 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.228 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.258 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.222 LSU/ha | 0.21 LSU/ha | 0.24 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.208 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 0.21 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1975 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Europe?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Europe was 0.19 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 LSU/ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Europe ranks 18th out of 31 regions with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe 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.