Cattle — Share in total livestock in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Cattle — Share in total livestock was 55.44 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 55.44 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in European Union (27) peaked at 62.37 %LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 52.26 %LSU, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.73 %LSU | 61.06 %LSU | 62.37 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.38 %LSU | 59.46 %LSU | 61.45 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.77 %LSU | 55.75 %LSU | 59.12 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.05 %LSU | 53.76 %LSU | 56.41 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.12 %LSU | 52.3 %LSU | 54.42 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.34 %LSU | 52.35 %LSU | 55.31 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.89 %LSU | 52.26 %LSU | 56.27 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in European Union (27)?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in European Union (27) was 55.44 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.37 %LSU in 1966.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.26 %LSU in 2020.
- How does European Union (27) rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- European Union (27) ranks 8th out of 10 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.