What is major livestock types — stocks in Germany?

Major livestock types — stocks in Germany was 17.12 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 30.58 million LSU in 1985.

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

The lowest recorded value was 15.41 million LSU in 2022.

How does Germany rank for major livestock types — stocks?

Germany ranks 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Germany 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 Germany

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

Germany: Major livestock types — Stocks was 17.12 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

17.12 million LSU

Change on year

up 11.1%

World rank

27th

of 211 countries

All-time high

30.58 million LSU

in 1985

All-time low

15.41 million LSU

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

Major livestock types — Stocks in Germany, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, major livestock types — stocks in Germany stood at 17.12 million LSU.

The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Germany peaked at 30.58 million LSU in 1985 and was at its lowest, 15.41 million LSU, in 2022.

That places Germany 27th 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	24.99 million LSU	23.92 million LSU	26.18 million LSU	9
1970s	27.57 million LSU	26.46 million LSU	29.10 million LSU	10
1980s	29.76 million LSU	29.04 million LSU	30.58 million LSU	10
1990s	23.43 million LSU	21.64 million LSU	28.75 million LSU	10
2000s	20.43 million LSU	19.78 million LSU	21.27 million LSU	10
2010s	19.51 million LSU	17.17 million LSU	20.36 million LSU	10
2020s	16.83 million LSU	15.41 million LSU	18.75 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Germany

24 Türkiye 20.61 million LSU compare
25 Kenya 20.60 million LSU compare
26 Bangladesh 19.46 million LSU compare
28 Canada 16.94 million LSU compare
29 Viet Nam 16.91 million LSU compare
30 Spain 15.71 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for Germany

Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 12.40 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 14.19 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 568,040 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 183,493 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 8.66 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 8.73 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 4.99 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 5.60 million t (2024)

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is major livestock types — stocks in Germany?: Major livestock types — stocks in Germany was 17.12 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Germany?: The highest recorded value was 30.58 million LSU in 1985.
What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Germany?: The lowest recorded value was 15.41 million LSU in 2022.
How does Germany rank for major livestock types — stocks?: Germany ranks 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Germany?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

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.