Cattle — Stocks in Europe
Europe: Cattle — Stocks was 88.48 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — stocks in Europe stood at 88.48 million LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Europe peaked at 182.31 million LSU in 1985 and was at its lowest, 88.48 million LSU, in 2023.
That places Europe 14th out of 31 groups 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.
Cattle — Stocks in Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 142.03 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 147.49 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 149.14 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 146.47 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 149.05 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 155.54 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 159.55 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 160.27 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 159.25 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 158.55 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 160.31 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 163.32 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 168.50 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 174.00 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 175.94 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 175.97 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 175.54 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 177.38 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 178.79 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 179.56 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 178.27 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 179.15 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 178.52 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 182.26 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 182.31 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 180.40 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 178.22 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 173.99 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 174.88 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 174.23 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 169.46 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 149.32 million LSU | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 143.03 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 138.97 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 133.08 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 129.63 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 124.52 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 119.21 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 115.94 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 114.61 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 111.44 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 109.97 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 107.94 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 105.20 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 102.94 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 101.11 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 101.06 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 100.48 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 99.38 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 98.28 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.91 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 96.09 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.19 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.68 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.71 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.60 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.95 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 94.15 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 93.07 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.16 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 91.05 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 89.81 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 88.48 million LSU | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152.09 million LSU | 142.03 million LSU | 160.27 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 170.83 million LSU | 158.55 million LSU | 178.79 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 178.76 million LSU | 173.99 million LSU | 182.31 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 139.74 million LSU | 115.94 million LSU | 174.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.41 million LSU | 99.38 million LSU | 114.61 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.96 million LSU | 93.07 million LSU | 98.28 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.38 million LSU | 88.48 million LSU | 92.16 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 11 Australia 26.89 million LSU compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.65 million LSU compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 916,234 LSU compare
- 12 Mexico 25.63 million LSU compare
- 13 Sudan (former) 20.68 million LSU compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 589,006 LSU compare
- 14 Colombia 20.44 million LSU compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 372,711 LSU compare
- 15 Chad 18.82 million LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 240,266 LSU compare
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.60 million LSU compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 156,887 LSU compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 60,618 LSU compare
- 17 Sudan 15.35 million LSU compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Europe?
- Cattle — stocks in Europe was 88.48 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 182.31 million LSU in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.48 million LSU in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for cattle — stocks?
- Europe ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. 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.