Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 3.92 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 3.92 LSU/ha for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 4.65 LSU/ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.02 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.02 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.08 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 2.04 LSU/ha | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 2.05 LSU/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 2.17 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 2.28 LSU/ha | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 2.35 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 2.44 LSU/ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 2.31 LSU/ha | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 2.46 LSU/ha | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 2.51 LSU/ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 2.65 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 2.86 LSU/ha | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 3.16 LSU/ha | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 3.29 LSU/ha | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 3.29 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.38 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 3.6 LSU/ha | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 3.76 LSU/ha | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 4.02 LSU/ha | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 4.05 LSU/ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.08 LSU/ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.22 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 4.32 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 4.38 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 4.48 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.52 LSU/ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 4.34 LSU/ha | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 4.39 LSU/ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 4.47 LSU/ha | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 4.61 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 4.65 LSU/ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.57 LSU/ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.56 LSU/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.5 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.48 LSU/ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.36 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 4.32 LSU/ha | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.29 LSU/ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.19 LSU/ha | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2 LSU/ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.91 LSU/ha | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 3.75 LSU/ha | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.72 LSU/ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.82 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.82 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.99 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.08 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.22 LSU/ha | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.2 LSU/ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.25 LSU/ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.39 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.51 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.54 LSU/ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.38 LSU/ha | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.13 LSU/ha | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 4.15 LSU/ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.08 LSU/ha | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4 LSU/ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.97 LSU/ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.92 LSU/ha | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 LSU/ha | 2.02 LSU/ha | 2.44 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.1 LSU/ha | 2.46 LSU/ha | 3.76 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.28 LSU/ha | 4.02 LSU/ha | 4.52 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.48 LSU/ha | 4.29 LSU/ha | 4.65 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.94 LSU/ha | 3.72 LSU/ha | 4.2 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 LSU/ha | 4.13 LSU/ha | 4.54 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 LSU/ha | 3.92 LSU/ha | 4.08 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- 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 Türkiye 0.53 LSU/ha compare
- 11 Réunion 3.76 LSU/ha compare
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 3.62 LSU/ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.47 LSU/ha compare
- 12 Micronesia 0.47 LSU/ha compare
- 13 Seychelles 3.24 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.617 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.62 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 3.71 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -1.22 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 3.61 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.62 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.68 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 13,497 million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 3.92 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 LSU/ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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.