Cattle — Stocks in France
France: Cattle — Stocks was 15.13 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks in France, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in France is 15.13 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in France peaked at 21.67 million LSU in 1976 and was at its lowest, 15.13 million LSU, in 2023.
France ranks 18th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in France, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.55 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 18.52 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 18.26 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 18.04 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 18.22 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 18.58 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 19.07 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 19.51 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 19.41 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 19.55 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 19.55 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 19.59 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 20.26 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 21.33 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 21.64 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 21.67 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 21.46 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 21.39 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 21.52 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 21.53 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 21.29 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 21.14 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 21.29 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 21.50 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 21.13 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 20.96 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 19.77 million LSU | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 19.21 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 19.24 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 19.25 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 18.99 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 18.59 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 18.40 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 18.41 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.49 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 18.46 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 18.18 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 18.05 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 18.06 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 19.13 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 19.02 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 18.42 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 17.80 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 17.56 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 17.48 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.58 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.90 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 18.04 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 17.82 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 17.60 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 17.18 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 17.11 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.19 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.32 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.45 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.44 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.06 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.75 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.36 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 16.03 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.60 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 15.29 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 15.13 million LSU | -1.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 15.13 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 361,074 LSU, 41.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- France's 15.13 million LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 804,897 LSU, 18.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.57 million LSU | 17.55 million LSU | 19.51 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.79 million LSU | 19.55 million LSU | 21.67 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.71 million LSU | 19.21 million LSU | 21.53 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.49 million LSU | 18.05 million LSU | 19.25 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.08 million LSU | 17.48 million LSU | 19.13 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.14 million LSU | 16.36 million LSU | 17.60 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.51 million LSU | 15.13 million LSU | 16.03 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 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
- 18 Polynesia 36,675 LSU compare
- 19 Bangladesh 12.43 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 10,733 LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 10,733 LSU compare
- 20 Indonesia 12.24 million LSU compare
- 21 Canada 11.29 million LSU compare
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1777 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in France?
- Cattle — stocks in France was 15.13 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 21.67 million LSU in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.13 million LSU in 2023.
- How does France rank for cattle — stocks?
- France ranks 18th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.