Cattle — Stocks in Iceland
Iceland: Cattle — Stocks was 70,859 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Iceland is 70,859 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Iceland peaked at 73,246 LSU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47,047 LSU, in 1969.
Iceland ranks 159th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,062 LSU | 47,047 LSU | 53,776 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,163 LSU | 47,965 LSU | 60,604 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 60,803 LSU | 51,455 LSU | 65,600 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,255 LSU | 64,731 LSU | 69,913 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,192 LSU | 58,175 LSU | 66,148 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,601 LSU | 61,213 LSU | 73,246 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,830 LSU | 70,859 LSU | 72,579 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.05 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 217 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 92.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,517 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 121 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.31 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Iceland?
- Cattle — stocks in Iceland was 70,859 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 73,246 LSU in 2018.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,047 LSU in 1969.
- How does Iceland rank for cattle — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.