Cattle — Share in total livestock in Western Europe
Western Europe: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 62.47 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 9th of 31 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.
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.45 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 70.62 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 71.02 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 70.41 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 70.25 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.56 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 71.54 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 70.88 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 70.93 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.28 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 68.88 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 69.31 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 69.58 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 70.11 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 69.87 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 69.91 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 69.25 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 68.8 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 68.58 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 68.51 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 68.05 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 67.9 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 68.13 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 68.15 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 67.39 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 66.76 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 65.6 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 65.16 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 65.79 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 65.88 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 66.39 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 65.96 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.91 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 64.63 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 64.96 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 64.88 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 64.36 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 63.71 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 63.12 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 63.99 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 64.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.57 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 63.23 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.05 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 62.64 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 62.74 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.48 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.76 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 62.57 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.19 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 61.61 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 61.23 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 61.09 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 61.86 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 61.8 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 61.81 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.19 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 63.04 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 62.81 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.18 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 63 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 64.13 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 62.47 %LSU | -2.6% |
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
- 6 Uruguay 85.65 %LSU compare
- 7 Brazil 82.74 %LSU compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 51.02 %LSU compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.49 %LSU compare
- 8 Guadeloupe 81.85 %LSU compare
- 9 Guinea 77.66 %LSU compare
- 10 Sweden 77.12 %LSU compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 39.32 %LSU compare
- 11 Colombia 76.88 %LSU compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.85 %LSU compare
- 12 Namibia 76.57 %LSU compare
- 12 Micronesia 34.22 %LSU compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
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 9th out of 31 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
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.