Cattle — Share in total livestock in Europe
Europe: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 52.53 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in 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 Europe is 52.53 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Europe peaked at 62.14 %LSU in 1976 and was at its lowest, 50.71 %LSU, in 2020.
That places Europe 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Europe, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59.09 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 59.33 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 59.87 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 61.03 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 60.88 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 61.79 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 62.01 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 62.06 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 62.05 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 61.49 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 60.27 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 60.33 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 60.98 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 61.18 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 61.19 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 62.14 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 61.67 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 61.07 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 60.76 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 60.58 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 60.34 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 60.13 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 60.01 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 60.04 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 59.95 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 59.24 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 58.74 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 57.91 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 58.19 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 58.27 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 57.97 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 57.55 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.32 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 57.62 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 57.55 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 57.56 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 57.3 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 56.57 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 55.8 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 56.01 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.26 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 55.43 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 54.87 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.66 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 54.29 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.64 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 53.22 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 53.53 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.42 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.68 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 52.25 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 52.6 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 52.29 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 52.32 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 51.95 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 51.76 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 51.36 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 52.94 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 52.84 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.71 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 52.84 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 53.13 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 52.53 %LSU | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.9 %LSU | 59.09 %LSU | 62.06 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.11 %LSU | 60.27 %LSU | 62.14 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.51 %LSU | 57.91 %LSU | 60.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.35 %LSU | 55.8 %LSU | 58.27 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.53 %LSU | 53.22 %LSU | 56.26 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3 %LSU | 51.36 %LSU | 52.94 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.3 %LSU | 50.71 %LSU | 53.13 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 15 New Zealand 75.56 %LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 26.51 %LSU compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 25.27 %LSU compare
- 16 Eswatini 74.4 %LSU compare
- 17 Viet Nam 24.34 %LSU compare
- 17 Australia and New Zealand 74.28 %LSU compare
- 18 Australia 73.88 %LSU compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 20.45 %LSU compare
- 19 Botswana 73.59 %LSU compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.29 %LSU compare
- 20 Honduras 73.37 %LSU compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 8.4 %LSU compare
- 21 Slovenia 72.47 %LSU compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Europe?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Europe was 52.53 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.14 %LSU in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.71 %LSU in 2020.
- How does Europe rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Europe ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.