What is cattle — share in total livestock in Western Europe?

Cattle — share in total livestock in Western Europe was 62.47 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Western Europe?

The highest recorded value was 71.56 %LSU in 1966.

What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Western Europe?

The lowest recorded value was 60.18 %LSU in 2020.

How does Western Europe rank for cattle — share in total livestock?

Western Europe ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Western Europe?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Western 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.

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Western Europe

Name: Cattle — Share in total livestock in Western Europe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Western Europe: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 62.47 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

62.47 %LSU

Change on year

down 2.6%

Rank

11th

of 35 groups

All-time high

71.56 %LSU

in 1966

All-time low

60.18 %LSU

in 2020

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Share in total livestock in Western Europe, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 62.47 %LSU for cattle — share in total livestock in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Western Europe peaked at 71.56 %LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 60.18 %LSU, in 2020.

Western Europe ranks 11th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	70.85 %LSU	70.25 %LSU	71.56 %LSU	9
1970s	69.46 %LSU	68.58 %LSU	70.28 %LSU	10
1980s	67.14 %LSU	65.16 %LSU	68.51 %LSU	10
1990s	64.88 %LSU	63.12 %LSU	66.39 %LSU	10
2000s	63.1 %LSU	62.48 %LSU	64.02 %LSU	10
2010s	61.86 %LSU	61.09 %LSU	63.04 %LSU	10
2020s	62.45 %LSU	60.18 %LSU	64.13 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

8 Guadeloupe 81.85 %LSU compare
9 United Republic of Tanzania 81.63 %LSU compare
10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 80.07 %LSU compare
11 Guinea 77.66 %LSU compare
12 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
13 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
14 Namibia 76.57 %LSU compare

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More environment data for Western Europe

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.24 million t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — share in total livestock in Western Europe?: Cattle — share in total livestock in Western Europe was 62.47 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Western Europe?: The highest recorded value was 71.56 %LSU in 1966.
What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Western Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 60.18 %LSU in 2020.
How does Western Europe rank for cattle — share in total livestock?: Western Europe ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Western Europe?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western 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

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: 12 August 2026

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.