Cattle — Share in total livestock in Norway

Norway: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 56.83 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
56.83 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
78th
of 206 countries
All-time high
70.51 %LSU
in 1961
All-time low
54.28 %LSU
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Norway, 1961–2023

020406080196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Norway recorded 56.83 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Norway peaked at 70.51 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 54.28 %LSU, in 2014.

That places Norway 78th out of 206 countries 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 68.6 %LSU 66.53 %LSU 70.51 %LSU 9
1970s 67.45 %LSU 67.22 %LSU 67.81 %LSU 10
1980s 65.61 %LSU 63.96 %LSU 67.8 %LSU 10
1990s 64.65 %LSU 63.52 %LSU 66.22 %LSU 10
2000s 60.09 %LSU 56.77 %LSU 64.66 %LSU 10
2010s 55.69 %LSU 54.28 %LSU 57.05 %LSU 10
2020s 57.01 %LSU 56.83 %LSU 57.28 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 75 Czechoslovakia 57.12 %LSU compare
  2. 76 Germany 56.97 %LSU compare
  3. 77 Gambia 56.92 %LSU compare
  4. 79 Mexico 56.55 %LSU compare
  5. 80 Chile 56.52 %LSU compare
  6. 80 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56.52 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Norway?
Cattle — share in total livestock in Norway was 56.83 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 70.51 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 54.28 %LSU in 2014.
How does Norway rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
Norway ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway 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

Indicator
Cattle — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.