Cattle — Share in total livestock in Iceland
Iceland: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 48.03 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 48.03 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Iceland peaked at 48.03 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.18 %LSU, in 1980.
That places Iceland 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.59 %LSU | 30.43 %LSU | 35.5 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.43 %LSU | 30.54 %LSU | 34.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.33 %LSU | 30.18 %LSU | 36.54 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.47 %LSU | 36.38 %LSU | 38.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.69 %LSU | 35.78 %LSU | 37.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8 %LSU | 37.05 %LSU | 43.49 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.91 %LSU | 45.42 %LSU | 48.03 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.05 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 217 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 92.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,517 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 121 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.31 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Iceland?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Iceland was 48.03 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.03 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.18 %LSU in 1980.
- How does Iceland rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Iceland ranks 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.