Major livestock types — Stocks in France
France: Major livestock types — Stocks was 21.07 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 21st out of 195 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.
Major livestock types — Stocks in France, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.60 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 24.66 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 24.32 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 23.94 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 24.12 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 24.04 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 24.65 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 25.42 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 25.06 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 25.40 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 25.61 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 25.48 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 26.14 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 27.28 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 27.74 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 27.64 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 27.51 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 27.49 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 27.58 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 27.71 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 27.69 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 27.57 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 27.72 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 27.80 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 27.56 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 27.55 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 26.46 million LSU | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 25.93 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 25.62 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 25.73 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 25.66 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 25.41 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 25.35 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 25.43 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 25.55 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 25.70 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 25.52 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 25.45 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 25.36 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 26.38 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 26.39 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 25.71 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 24.99 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 24.64 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 24.47 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 24.43 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 24.82 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 24.96 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24.72 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 24.74 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 24.22 million LSU | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 24.14 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 24.23 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.23 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.34 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.14 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.83 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.66 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 23.19 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 22.83 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 22.26 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 21.62 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 21.07 million LSU | -2.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 21.07 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 927,169 LSU, 22.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 21.07 million LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.59 million LSU, 13.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 28.08 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 116,647 LSU compare
- 19 Colombia 26.59 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 31,363 LSU compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 21,036 LSU compare
- 20 Russian Federation 25.33 million LSU compare
- 22 Kenya 20.60 million LSU compare
- 23 Bangladesh 19.46 million LSU compare
- 24 Germany 17.12 million LSU compare
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % 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 -0.1777 % change on previous year (2024)
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 21st out of 195 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
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.