Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.51 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.51 LSU/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.74 LSU/ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.5 LSU/ha, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37th 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.54 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.54 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.54 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.53 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.55 LSU/ha | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.58 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.61 LSU/ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.74 LSU/ha | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.72 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.68 LSU/ha | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.67 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.66 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.65 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.64 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.65 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.65 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.64 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.62 LSU/ha | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6 LSU/ha | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.58 LSU/ha | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.59 LSU/ha | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.59 LSU/ha | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.59 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.61 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.61 LSU/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6 LSU/ha | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.59 LSU/ha | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6 LSU/ha | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.59 LSU/ha | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.56 LSU/ha | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.55 LSU/ha | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.56 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.57 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.53 LSU/ha | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.51 LSU/ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.52 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.51 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.52 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.51 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5533 LSU/ha | 0.53 LSU/ha | 0.58 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.669 LSU/ha | 0.6 LSU/ha | 0.74 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.628 LSU/ha | 0.58 LSU/ha | 0.66 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.603 LSU/ha | 0.59 LSU/ha | 0.62 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.548 LSU/ha | 0.51 LSU/ha | 0.59 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.516 LSU/ha | 0.5 LSU/ha | 0.53 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5025 LSU/ha | 0.5 LSU/ha | 0.51 LSU/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.51 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.74 LSU/ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 LSU/ha in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.