What is cattle — share in total livestock in Austria?

Cattle — share in total livestock in Austria was 70.9 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 72.28 %LSU in 1966.

What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 62.39 %LSU in 1999.

How does Austria rank for cattle — share in total livestock?

Austria ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Austria

Name: Cattle — Share in total livestock in Austria
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Austria: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 70.9 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

70.9 %LSU

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

28th

of 206 countries

All-time high

72.28 %LSU

in 1966

All-time low

62.39 %LSU

in 1999

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Austria, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Austria recorded 70.9 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Austria peaked at 72.28 %LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 62.39 %LSU, in 1999.

Austria ranks 28th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	70.26 %LSU	68.74 %LSU	72.28 %LSU	9
1970s	68.39 %LSU	65.99 %LSU	70.54 %LSU	10
1980s	66.38 %LSU	65.33 %LSU	67.38 %LSU	10
1990s	65.04 %LSU	62.39 %LSU	67.49 %LSU	10
2000s	64.17 %LSU	63.03 %LSU	65.36 %LSU	10
2010s	65.11 %LSU	63.48 %LSU	69.83 %LSU	10
2020s	68.71 %LSU	64.51 %LSU	70.9 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Austria

25 France 71.8 %LSU compare
26 Zimbabwe 71.26 %LSU compare
27 Switzerland 71.24 %LSU compare
29 Uzbekistan 70.53 %LSU compare
30 Belize 70.45 %LSU compare
31 New Caledonia 69.94 %LSU compare

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More environment data for Austria

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 11.2 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.08 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 135.9 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 14.32 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.05 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,182 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 63.8 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 51.46 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,321 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Austria?: Cattle — share in total livestock in Austria was 70.9 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 72.28 %LSU in 1966.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 62.39 %LSU in 1999.
How does Austria rank for cattle — share in total livestock?: Austria ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cattle — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.