Cattle — Share in total livestock in Austria
Austria: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 70.9 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 27th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Austria, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.74 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 69.56 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 70.45 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 69.06 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 69.34 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 72.28 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 71.95 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 71.12 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 69.85 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 69.22 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 68.3 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 70.52 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 69.74 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 70.54 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 68.92 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 67.2 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 66.17 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 67.32 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 65.99 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 65.71 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 66.98 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 65.33 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 65.66 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 66.88 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 66.54 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 66.86 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 67.38 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 66.19 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 66.31 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 66.77 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 67.49 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 67.09 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 65.59 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 64.2 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 64.62 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 64.6 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 64.42 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 63.2 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 62.39 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 63.99 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 65.36 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 64.35 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 64.1 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 64.31 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 64.82 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 63.58 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 64.01 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 63.03 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 64.14 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 63.77 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 63.48 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.88 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 63.57 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.07 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.27 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 64.28 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.44 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.83 %LSU | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 69.49 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.51 %LSU | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 69.27 %LSU | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 70.16 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 70.9 %LSU | +1.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 70.9 %LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.99 %LSU, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Austria's 70.9 %LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.98 %LSU, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- 24 Caribbean 44.61 %LSU compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 71.26 %LSU compare
- 26 Switzerland 71.24 %LSU compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 30.41 %LSU compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 70.53 %LSU compare
- 29 Belize 70.45 %LSU compare
- 30 Cabo Verde 25.3 %LSU compare
- 30 New Caledonia 69.94 %LSU compare
More environment data for Austria
- 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 — 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 27th out of 190 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
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.