Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.7 LSU/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27) is 0.7 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27) peaked at 0.86 LSU/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.66 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places European Union (27) 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.66 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.67 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.66 LSU/ha | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.67 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.68 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.69 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.71 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.73 LSU/ha | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.74 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.76 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.79 LSU/ha | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8 LSU/ha | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.79 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8 LSU/ha | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.82 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.83 LSU/ha | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.84 LSU/ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.83 LSU/ha | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.84 LSU/ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.83 LSU/ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.85 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.86 LSU/ha | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.86 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.85 LSU/ha | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.85 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.85 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.85 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.84 LSU/ha | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.79 LSU/ha | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.76 LSU/ha | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.75 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.75 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.75 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.75 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.74 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.75 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.75 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.74 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.76 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.75 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.75 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.75 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.75 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.77 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.76 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.76 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.76 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.75 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.75 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.75 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.76 LSU/ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.77 LSU/ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.78 LSU/ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.78 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.73 LSU/ha | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.72 LSU/ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.76 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.71 LSU/ha | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.69 LSU/ha | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6767 LSU/ha | 0.66 LSU/ha | 0.7 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.777 LSU/ha | 0.71 LSU/ha | 0.83 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.846 LSU/ha | 0.83 LSU/ha | 0.86 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.773 LSU/ha | 0.74 LSU/ha | 0.85 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.754 LSU/ha | 0.74 LSU/ha | 0.77 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.755 LSU/ha | 0.72 LSU/ha | 0.78 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.715 LSU/ha | 0.69 LSU/ha | 0.76 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 4 Timor-Leste 1.17 LSU/ha compare
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 8.22 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Qatar 7.45 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Polynesia 0.88 LSU/ha compare
- 6 Barbados 6.63 LSU/ha compare
- 6 Cabo Verde 0.74 LSU/ha compare
- 7 Kuwait 4.89 LSU/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.67 LSU/ha compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 4.63 LSU/ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 0.59 LSU/ha compare
- 9 Bahrain 4.21 LSU/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.57 LSU/ha compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.92 LSU/ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 0.53 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27)?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in European Union (27) was 0.7 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.86 LSU/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.66 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- European Union (27) ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.