Cattle — Share in total livestock in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 41.54 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Eastern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Europe is 41.54 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Europe peaked at 59.11 %LSU in 1976 and was at its lowest, 41.54 %LSU, in 2023.
Eastern Europe ranks 25th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.34 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 52.96 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 54.25 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 57.26 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 56.61 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 57.27 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 57.8 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 58.17 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 58.01 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 57.66 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 56.48 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 56.34 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 57.06 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 56.82 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 56.96 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 59.11 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 58.29 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 57.68 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 57.32 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 57.15 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 57.14 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 56.97 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 56.98 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 56.69 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 56.93 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 56.95 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 56.8 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 56.23 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 56.44 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 56.54 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 56.08 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 55.13 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 55.56 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 56.57 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 56.3 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 56.11 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 55.86 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 54.88 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 53.23 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 53.01 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 53.56 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 51.85 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 50.92 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 50.47 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 49.45 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 47.85 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 46.86 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 47.24 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 47.04 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.32 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 44.72 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 45.44 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 45.06 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 44.5 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 43.62 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 42.67 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 42.44 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.35 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.16 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.56 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 42.65 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 42.35 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.54 %LSU | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.07 %LSU | 52.34 %LSU | 58.17 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.37 %LSU | 56.34 %LSU | 59.11 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.83 %LSU | 56.23 %LSU | 57.15 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.63 %LSU | 53.23 %LSU | 56.57 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.83 %LSU | 46.86 %LSU | 53.56 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.83 %LSU | 42.16 %LSU | 45.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.02 %LSU | 41.54 %LSU | 42.65 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 22 Vanuatu 71.97 %LSU compare
- 23 Central African Republic 71.8 %LSU compare
- 23 France 71.8 %LSU compare
- 24 Caribbean 44.61 %LSU compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 71.26 %LSU compare
- 26 Switzerland 71.24 %LSU compare
- 27 Austria 70.9 %LSU compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 30.41 %LSU compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 70.53 %LSU compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Europe?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Eastern Europe was 41.54 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 59.11 %LSU in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.54 %LSU in 2023.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Eastern Europe ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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.