Cattle — Stocks in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Cattle — Stocks was 19.32 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 24th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.16 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 22.98 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 22.68 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 22.44 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 22.73 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 23.34 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 23.39 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 23.00 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 23.00 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 22.95 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 23.10 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 23.84 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 25.38 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 26.64 million LSU | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 26.13 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 25.24 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 24.90 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 24.83 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 24.65 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 24.50 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 23.91 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 23.92 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 23.90 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 23.68 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 23.28 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 22.65 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 21.91 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 21.49 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 21.59 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 21.96 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 21.85 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 24.51 million LSU | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 24.03 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 23.51 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 23.13 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 23.33 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 23.03 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 23.00 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 22.75 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 22.38 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 21.79 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 21.38 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 21.44 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 21.41 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 21.46 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 21.22 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 20.88 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 20.67 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 20.51 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 20.36 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 20.04 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.27 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 20.34 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 20.31 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 20.39 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 20.74 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 20.81 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.93 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 19.67 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 19.52 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 19.61 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 19.53 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 19.32 million LSU | -1.1% |
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
- 21 Canada 11.29 million LSU compare
- 22 Kenya 10.94 million LSU compare
- 23 Russian Federation 10.49 million LSU compare
- 24 Nigeria 10.45 million LSU compare
- 25 Germany 9.75 million LSU compare
- 26 Paraguay 9.47 million LSU compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.60 million LSU compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.14 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.97 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.9433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0.7673 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2024)
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 24th out of 31 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
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.