Cattle — Stocks in Spain
Spain: Cattle — Stocks was 5.67 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Spain is 5.67 million LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Spain peaked at 5.99 million LSU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.28 million LSU, in 1961.
Spain ranks 38th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Spain, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.28 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 3.29 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 3.31 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.30 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 3.33 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 3.32 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 3.46 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 3.60 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 3.77 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 3.86 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 3.81 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 3.82 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 4.03 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 3.97 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.97 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.97 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 4.05 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 4.24 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 4.15 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 4.21 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 4.08 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 4.57 million LSU | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 4.52 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.50 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.51 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.46 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 4.32 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 4.58 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 4.55 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.67 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 4.61 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.56 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 4.48 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.52 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.72 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 4.96 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 5.33 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 5.30 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.37 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.60 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 5.77 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.83 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.89 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.99 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 5.82 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.57 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.93 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 5.42 million LSU | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 5.47 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.47 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.33 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.23 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.13 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.47 million LSU | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 5.56 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.63 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.82 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.86 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.94 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.97 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.92 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.81 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.67 million LSU | -2.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 5.67 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 361,074 LSU, 15.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 5.67 million LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 804,897 LSU, 7.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.41 million LSU | 3.28 million LSU | 3.77 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.99 million LSU | 3.81 million LSU | 4.24 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.43 million LSU | 4.08 million LSU | 4.58 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.85 million LSU | 4.48 million LSU | 5.37 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.73 million LSU | 5.42 million LSU | 5.99 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.54 million LSU | 5.13 million LSU | 5.94 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 million LSU | 5.67 million LSU | 5.97 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Spain?
- Cattle — stocks in Spain was 5.67 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 million LSU in 2004.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.28 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for cattle — stocks?
- Spain ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.