Cattle — Share in total livestock in Belgium
Belgium: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 52.45 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 52.45 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Belgium peaked at 56.19 %LSU in 2001 and was at its lowest, 50.16 %LSU, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.22 %LSU | 54.52 %LSU | 56.19 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.55 %LSU | 51.29 %LSU | 53.98 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.98 %LSU | 50.16 %LSU | 52.45 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 34.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 467.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.72 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 23.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 63.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 863.29 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Belgium?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Belgium was 52.45 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 56.19 %LSU in 2001.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.16 %LSU in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Belgium ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.