What is major livestock types — stocks in France?

Major livestock types — stocks in France was 21.07 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in France?

The highest recorded value was 27.80 million LSU in 1984.

What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in France?

The lowest recorded value was 21.07 million LSU in 2023.

How does France rank for major livestock types — stocks?

France ranks 23rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.

Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in France?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this France data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Major livestock types — Stocks in France

Name: Major livestock types — Stocks in France
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

France: Major livestock types — Stocks was 21.07 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

21.07 million LSU

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

23rd

of 211 countries

All-time high

27.80 million LSU

in 1984

All-time low

21.07 million LSU

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in France, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in France stood at 21.07 million LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in France peaked at 27.80 million LSU in 1984 and was at its lowest, 21.07 million LSU, in 2023.

That places France 23rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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	24.42 million LSU	23.60 million LSU	25.42 million LSU	9
1970s	26.79 million LSU	25.40 million LSU	27.74 million LSU	10
1980s	27.16 million LSU	25.62 million LSU	27.80 million LSU	10
1990s	25.52 million LSU	25.35 million LSU	25.73 million LSU	10
2000s	25.15 million LSU	24.43 million LSU	26.39 million LSU	10
2010s	24.07 million LSU	23.19 million LSU	24.74 million LSU	10
2020s	21.95 million LSU	21.07 million LSU	22.83 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near France

20 Russian Federation 25.33 million LSU compare
21 United Republic of Tanzania 23.22 million LSU compare
22 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22.22 million LSU compare
24 Türkiye 20.61 million LSU compare
25 Kenya 20.60 million LSU compare
26 Bangladesh 19.46 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for France

Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 6.40 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 7.87 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 97,624 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 33,621 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.79 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.58 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.62 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.53 million t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in France?: Major livestock types — stocks in France was 21.07 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 27.80 million LSU in 1984.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 21.07 million LSU in 2023.
How does France rank for major livestock types — stocks?: France ranks 23rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Major livestock types — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 246 places, 14,138 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.