What is cattle — stocks in Northern Europe?

Cattle — stocks in Northern Europe was 19.32 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?

The highest recorded value was 26.64 million LSU in 1974.

What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?

The lowest recorded value was 19.32 million LSU in 2023.

How does Northern Europe rank for cattle — stocks?

Northern Europe ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Northern Europe?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Northern 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.

Cattle — Stocks in Northern Europe

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

Northern Europe: Cattle — Stocks was 19.32 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

19.32 million LSU

Change on year

down 1.1%

Rank

27th

of 35 groups

All-time high

26.64 million LSU

in 1974

All-time low

19.32 million LSU

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Stocks in Northern Europe, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Northern Europe is 19.32 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Northern Europe peaked at 26.64 million LSU in 1974 and was at its lowest, 19.32 million LSU, in 2023.

Northern Europe ranks 27th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	22.97 million LSU	22.44 million LSU	23.39 million LSU	9
1970s	24.76 million LSU	22.95 million LSU	26.64 million LSU	10
1980s	23.08 million LSU	21.49 million LSU	24.50 million LSU	10
1990s	23.11 million LSU	21.85 million LSU	24.51 million LSU	10
2000s	21.31 million LSU	20.51 million LSU	22.38 million LSU	10
2010s	20.29 million LSU	19.67 million LSU	20.81 million LSU	10
2020s	19.49 million LSU	19.32 million LSU	19.61 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

24 Canada 11.29 million LSU compare
25 Kenya 10.94 million LSU compare
26 Russian Federation 10.49 million LSU compare
27 Nigeria 10.45 million LSU compare
28 Germany 9.75 million LSU compare
29 Paraguay 9.47 million LSU compare
30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.60 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Northern Europe

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.56 million t (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 27.46 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 4.82 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 108.86 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.08 million t (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
Country area — Area 214,061 1000 ha (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.92 million 1000 USD (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 524,860 t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2.32 million t (2024)

All data for Northern Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — stocks in Northern Europe?: Cattle — stocks in Northern Europe was 19.32 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?: The highest recorded value was 26.64 million LSU in 1974.
What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 19.32 million LSU in 2023.
How does Northern Europe rank for cattle — stocks?: Northern Europe ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Northern Europe?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern 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

Indicator: Cattle — Stocks
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.